https://padlet.com/dgrhoffman/sictzeg21vdxfoo3 en-us 2022-11-24 18:10:28 UTC 2022-11-28 20:03:59 UTC hello@padlet.com dgrhoffman https://padlet.com/dgrhoffman/sictzeg21vdxfoo3/wish/2398749490 Nearly 1 in 3 teens aged 13-18 has an anxiety disorder, up 5% from just ten years ago.

]]> 2022-11-26 20:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dgrhoffman/sictzeg21vdxfoo3/wish/2398749490 dgrhoffman https://padlet.com/dgrhoffman/sictzeg21vdxfoo3/wish/2398750186 Among college students, 29.1% have been diagnosed with anxiety and 23.6% have been diagnosed with depression ]]> 2022-11-26 20:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dgrhoffman/sictzeg21vdxfoo3/wish/2398750186 dgrhoffman https://padlet.com/dgrhoffman/sictzeg21vdxfoo3/wish/2398757598 Both left and right-leaning news sources have been reasonably good at acknowledging that the United States has been in the middle of a mental health crisis ever since the pandemic. Both sides agree that there is a problem but they cannot agree on the source of the problem.]]> 2022-11-26 21:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dgrhoffman/sictzeg21vdxfoo3/wish/2398757598 dgrhoffman https://padlet.com/dgrhoffman/sictzeg21vdxfoo3/wish/2398765645 But these numbers haven't appeared out of thin air, there has been a slow rise in youth mental health numbers since the early 2000s but coupled with this isolation of the pandemic numbers rose to levels that have not previously been seen. ]]> 2022-11-26 21:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dgrhoffman/sictzeg21vdxfoo3/wish/2398765645 dgrhoffman https://padlet.com/dgrhoffman/sictzeg21vdxfoo3/wish/2398766151 While there is good access to mental health treatments in the United States the real issue is that people are afraid or deterred from seeking out help due to long-standing social norms ]]> 2022-11-26 21:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dgrhoffman/sictzeg21vdxfoo3/wish/2398766151 dgrhoffman https://padlet.com/dgrhoffman/sictzeg21vdxfoo3/wish/2400742721 With a large societal push we can break the long standing norm of not talking about our mental health with friends, family, whoever you feel comfortable and people can start getting the help they need.]]> 2022-11-28 18:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dgrhoffman/sictzeg21vdxfoo3/wish/2400742721