Joseph Nguyen

And I think if we don't change the way we think about mental health, if we don't start shoring up and supporting those of us who are functioning, quote unquote functioning, We are losing out on an opportunity to prevent a mental health epidemic that we already know is on the horizon. It's happening already.

And I think if we don't change the way we think about mental health, if we don't start shoring up and supporting those of us who are functioning, quote unquote functioning, We are losing out on an opportunity to prevent a mental health epidemic that we already know is on the horizon. It's happening already.

It is. The data shows that it is here. It's only getting worse.

It is. The data shows that it is here. It's only getting worse.

It is. The data shows that it is here. It's only getting worse.

Well, the CDC reported in, I believe it was 2023, that these numbers in this younger population, they saw the numbers of suicidality, and this is just the thinking, not the actual behavior, increasing in younger groups. In fact, one of the groups that used to be protected were young Black boys, like these are children. We're seeing those numbers going up.

Well, the CDC reported in, I believe it was 2023, that these numbers in this younger population, they saw the numbers of suicidality, and this is just the thinking, not the actual behavior, increasing in younger groups. In fact, one of the groups that used to be protected were young Black boys, like these are children. We're seeing those numbers going up.

Well, the CDC reported in, I believe it was 2023, that these numbers in this younger population, they saw the numbers of suicidality, and this is just the thinking, not the actual behavior, increasing in younger groups. In fact, one of the groups that used to be protected were young Black boys, like these are children. We're seeing those numbers going up.

And then the number of reported anxiety and depressive symptoms in these younger children, they're creeping up too. And it's no surprise because we just went through something collectively as a society that was so unpredictable, so disruptive to development, that it's no surprise that we're seeing these lingering effects.

And then the number of reported anxiety and depressive symptoms in these younger children, they're creeping up too. And it's no surprise because we just went through something collectively as a society that was so unpredictable, so disruptive to development, that it's no surprise that we're seeing these lingering effects.

And then the number of reported anxiety and depressive symptoms in these younger children, they're creeping up too. And it's no surprise because we just went through something collectively as a society that was so unpredictable, so disruptive to development, that it's no surprise that we're seeing these lingering effects.

And after a major trauma in my work, excuse me, after a major trauma, we are supposed to make the person feel, number one, that it's not their fault. Number two, safe. And number three, they should have a routine. Well, our kids don't get that. A lot of children, if they don't have the support, they internalize what's happening. They blame themselves. It's magical thinking.

And after a major trauma in my work, excuse me, after a major trauma, we are supposed to make the person feel, number one, that it's not their fault. Number two, safe. And number three, they should have a routine. Well, our kids don't get that. A lot of children, if they don't have the support, they internalize what's happening. They blame themselves. It's magical thinking.

And after a major trauma in my work, excuse me, after a major trauma, we are supposed to make the person feel, number one, that it's not their fault. Number two, safe. And number three, they should have a routine. Well, our kids don't get that. A lot of children, if they don't have the support, they internalize what's happening. They blame themselves. It's magical thinking.

If I had only done X, then Z wouldn't have happened. And there was no routine for them. There was no back to a baseline for them. And that is really, I think, what's causing their development to seem somewhat arrested, that they're not able to bounce back. And there are a whole host of things in the world now that didn't exist back then.

If I had only done X, then Z wouldn't have happened. And there was no routine for them. There was no back to a baseline for them. And that is really, I think, what's causing their development to seem somewhat arrested, that they're not able to bounce back. And there are a whole host of things in the world now that didn't exist back then.

If I had only done X, then Z wouldn't have happened. And there was no routine for them. There was no back to a baseline for them. And that is really, I think, what's causing their development to seem somewhat arrested, that they're not able to bounce back. And there are a whole host of things in the world now that didn't exist back then.

They have so much access to negative information all the time. They're constantly... seeing whether or not they fit in because of social media and not being invited to certain groups. They have all this excess information that the generations before didn't have. And on top of this major collective trauma that society has endured. And also it wasn't just them. It wasn't just isolated to them.

They have so much access to negative information all the time. They're constantly... seeing whether or not they fit in because of social media and not being invited to certain groups. They have all this excess information that the generations before didn't have. And on top of this major collective trauma that society has endured. And also it wasn't just them. It wasn't just isolated to them.

They have so much access to negative information all the time. They're constantly... seeing whether or not they fit in because of social media and not being invited to certain groups. They have all this excess information that the generations before didn't have. And on top of this major collective trauma that society has endured. And also it wasn't just them. It wasn't just isolated to them.