'Generational problem': Youth still struggling in pandemic's shadow

Like many other young people, Amelie feels that the Covid-19 pandemic -- and its procession of lockdowns and restrictions -- marked a "turning point" for her mental health. "I came face to face with everything I had been repressing -- and it triggered an enormous depression," the French university student, who was 19 years old when the pandemic broke out in 2020, told AFP. Five years later, Amelie is still receiving treatment for her mental health.