Christmas 2020: Calls for Hope and Appreciation From Across the Spectrum

As we approach the end of 2020, our nation’s mental health is the worst it has been in decades. That’s not my opinion — it’s the findings of a recent report from Gallup, which has asked Americans about the state of their mental health since 2001.

This year, nearly one-fourth of Americans rated their mental health as "fair" or "poor," the most significant decline in our country’s psychological well being on record.

The sad truth is these findings won’t surprise anyone who has lived through 2020. A global pandemic, social...