Sharing – Are We or Are We Not in a Youth Mental Health Crisis?
Is it a crisis that has teens struggling with mental health more recently, or is it some combination of cultural factors and more willingness to talk about mental health?
Is it a crisis that has teens struggling with mental health more recently, or is it some combination of cultural factors and more willingness to talk about mental health?
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I love hearing more voices talking about mental health and seeing more stories and lived experiences shared. What I love more is people caring for themselves and doing what is good for their mental health.
It’s not easy being a therapist. It’s not easy treating patients and dealing with their peculiarities. Now, add dealing with insurance companies whose primary goal seems to be to pay the least amount possible for mental healthcare, and it makes sense to me why so many therapists drop out of insurance networks.
What I appreciate most is that in putting this together, they recognize the importance of support and connection from the people in our lives every day instead of just telling people to go to therapy and not worry about the strength of their relationships. We’ve spent far too long avoiding talking directly about mental health because even saying you have a therapist is considered taboo.