Gen Z Mental Health Issues: Truth vs Fictional Narrative

Call or text 988 if you or someone you know is suicidal and/or is battling harmful thoughts.

Today’s episode is devoted to uncovering the very real and harmful mental health conditions that are plaguing the lives of people in Gen Z. 46% of our generation has received a formal diagnosis for a mental health condition. The mental health state of our generation is dire.

Below are resources for help if you or someone you know is struggling:

Suicide prevention: (24/7): Call or Text 988
Veterans press 1
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Crisis support: Text "BRAVE" to 741741

YouthLine (Peer Support Crisis Line): Call 877-968-8491 or text "teen2teen" to 839863
Youth volunteers 4-10 PM Pacific, adults available other hours
Peer-to-peer support with teens helping teens

Depression support: 800-950-6264, text "NAMI" to 62640
NAMI HelpLine is available M-F, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET

Resources for Depression: Evidence-based depression information and treatment locators
https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Resource_Centers/Depression_Resource_Center/Resources_for_Youth_Depression.aspx

Digital Therapy Platforms for Depression & More:
https://www.talkspace.com/?irgwc=1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Affiliate_Impact&utm_source=DDM%20-%20Content&utm_keyword=ONLINE_TRACKING_LINK&utm_term=249354&utm_content=Online%20Tracking%20Link&utr_adid=1164659&utr_adgroup=249354

https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/?go=true&transaction_id=10253993197eb58d2c96a4c1209e89&utm_source=affiliate&utm_campaign=1510&utm_medium=Desktop&utm_content=&utm_term=verywell&not_found=1&gor=start

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/02018

Anxiety Treatment:
A great starting point: https://anxietyinstitute.com/

https://www.newportinstitute.com/programs/anxiety/

Prayer Requests and General Outreach: my email is [email protected] I want to hear from you and help in any way that I possibly can.

You can find all the sources for this episode and more information about this show at this link: https://linktr.ee/love_genZ

If this message was helpful for you or you think it could be helpful for someone else, please share it.

We need to stop believing we are dealing with these issues alone! We are not isolated!! Millions of us are struggling. Its time to step up, deal aggressively with these problems TOGETHER and STOP LIVING LIVES OF FEAR

Its time to LIVE LIVES OF LOVE.

Its time to love our generation, love Gen Z.

With love,
Kenneth