Teens are struggling with mental health. Why aren’t we helping them?
It was January 2021, after a long day of virtual school, and a cold sense of intense dread and an inexplicable feeling like I’m going to die settled over me. I’m safe in my house – I can see the light where my mom’s working downstairs – but I feel like I’m in danger. I make my way to my room, keeping all of the lights off, and sit on my bed. The task of breathing becomes laborious; any calm I…