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We talk a lot as a society about youth mental health, but our actions speak much louder, and the message they send is that we only really care about the mental health care of certain kids. Because if we cared about the mental health of all kids, we’d make different choices about making healthcare available and eliminating the actions that harm teens’ mental health.Â
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Why would a kid growing up in poverty, without enough food, and without the social support to succeed in school, feel any different about themselves as they enter adulthood? There’s a connection there; good mental health is hard to find when the entire world tells you you’re less-than.Â
Maybe we should stop viewing anyone as less-than and fight to make sure no kids go without.Â
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