Struggling or Snowflakes? The Gen Z Mental Health Story
5/21/202623 min
What's behind the rise in young people being diagnosed with mental health problems? Are members of Gen Z less resilient than older generations? Or are they a product of a society that has failed them? Has therapy culture gone too far? Or not far enough? Why are so many young people out of work? Is it laziness? Is something deeper at play? This week in The Gen Z Story, Vicky Spratt is joined by three guests: psychologist and expert in adolescent mental health, Dr Lucy Foulkes, Shuab Gamote, researcher and co-author of “Inside the Mind of a 16-year-old” and "Inside the Mind of a Young NEET" and Freya India, the author behind the book “Girls, The Commodification of Everything”. To hear the whole Gen Z series, sign up at therestispolitics.com Get TRIP Plus for £20 for the year by using your student email address. Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @restispolitics Email: therestispolitics@goalhanger.com
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A BetterHelp ad. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a reminder that you don't have to do this life alone. Right now, many Americans are struggling. Nearly two-thirds report feeling anxious and more than half cite financial stress. Having a