This episode contains discussions about suicide, self-harm and mental health issues.
In decades past, the public health risks teenagers in the United States faced were different. They were externalized risks that were happening in the physical world.
Now, a new set of risks has emerged.
In 2019, 13 percent of adolescents reported having a major depressive ... Show More
Nov 24
The Autism Diagnosis Problem
<p>Once primarily limited to severely disabled people, autism began to be viewed as a spectrum that included children and adults far less impaired. Along the way, the disorder also became an identity, embraced by college graduates and even by some of the world’s most successful p ... Show More
32m 40s
Nov 23
Sunday Special: Wicked, Good?
<p>“Wicked” was one of the biggest movies of 2024. It was culturally ubiquitous, a box office smash and an Oscar nominee for Best Picture. Now, a year later, “Wicked: For Good” arrives in theaters to finish the tale of the complicated friendship between Glinda the Good Witch and ... Show More
51m 44s
May 2023
We Need To Talk About Teens, Social Media And Mental Health
This week, the American Psychological Association issued its first-of-kind guidelines for parents to increase protection for children online. It comes at a time of rising rates of depression and anxiety among teens.
This episode, NPR science correspondent Michaeleen Doucleff look ... Show More
13m 12s
May 2022
Mental Health Awareness Month: The Factors of Depression, Anxiety, and What Gen Z Needs To Know
What’s up legendaries, it’s Ameenha Lee. On todays podcast episode, I discuss mental health awareness month. The rates of suicide and depression are rising by the minute within Generation Z. Thanks to contributing factors like school, family, and poverty, many young people are fa ... Show More
14m 20s
Nov 2020
162: Teens Taking Control of Mental Health w/ Teenager Therapy
<p>We don't give teenagers enough credit. Through the power of social media, they're the ones changing the world one candid conversation at a time. Today, we have on Mark Hugo & Isaac Hurtado of Teenager Therapy, a podcast of five teenage friends opening up to break the menta ... Show More
37m 32s