California’s Select Committee on Happiness and Public Policy Outcomes recently published its 2023–24 Legislative Session final report, underscoring alarming trends in California’s youth—namely, a significant decline in happiness levels and what at least one expert calls a “youth crisis.”
The recently formed committee said it’s the first in the United States focused exclusively on happiness.
The report underscored the nexus between economic opportunity, social connection, trust in government, and general happiness, while suggesting state lawmakers make a concerted effort to incorporate happiness into their governance efforts.
Despair on the Rise
In line with that of the rest of the nation, California’s young adults are seeing a steep drop in their happiness….