U.S. teens are in a mental health crisis. That's the news from the U.S. Surgeon General in a public health advisory published in December 2021. The call to action notes alarming increases in the prevalence of certain mental health challenges over the last 10+ years. And then came the pandemic.
“The pandemic era’s unfathomable number of deaths, pervasive sense of fear, economic instability, and forced physical distancing from loved ones, friends, and communities have exacerbated the unprecedented stresses young people already faced,” the report states.
The news itself is depressing, but the publication also offers clear recommendations for individual and institutional actions that support the mental health of children, adolescents, and young adults. We thank our supporters for helping The Benji Project be part of the solution. Click here to read the advisory.
