Why does it seem like so many kids do not have any coping skills these days ?

Too much time looking at their phone screens doesn’t lend itself to knowing how to cope with real people in real life.

I think it's because technology has dragged them away from interacting with each other and society. Screenagers. We, as kids, had to deal with each other's personalities good and bad. We did it eye to eye and learned how to communicate and compromise. So many of this techno generation are so thin skinned ...their social skills stink, coping skills non-existent. Interacting with people online teaches nothing. Cripes, they go right to suicide when things get the least bit difficult or unpleasant. They will be running things at some point

They probably are spoiled by too much freedom....

Poor parenting.
Education.
Societal pressures.

Yes technology but also snowplow parenting - removing all obstacles to make the kids' path easier.

they are spending too much time online - or their parents are....

No direction/guidence.

Just give them a phone they'll be fine.

Working parents...