[lex24]

Mental health is a of immense proportions issue, with older folks, with ex-athletes, with kids, and others. Just in the last week or so, a client's private equity owner jumped to his death. We have a of immense proportions problem that we're ignoring. So many still attach a stigma to mental health issues and blame those struggling. "It's on them" is disappointingly,  not all that uncommon to hear.

Here's the lastest on teen girls, published just this week:

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2023/p0213-yrbs.html

We as a society are failing our daughters.

We as a society are failing our citizens. 

We boast of the 40 year decision and the lifetime of benefits that a Stanford education and the Stanford community will bring our athletes. We failed Stanley. We failed Katie. How many others have we failed, as well? How many others will we continue to fail?

How do we fix it?

Not just girls.  Fact is, teenage boys commit suicide at a higher rate than girls.

Fixing it starts with will.  Remove stigma.  Increase resources.  Talk openly.  Teenagers are always at a higher risk because they have yet to fully develop the tools to deal with things. And of course, there is the role of social media.  Dealing with that is a major issue.

[lex24]

Mental health is a of immense proportions issue, with older folks, with ex-athletes, with kids, and others. Just in the last week or so, a client's private equity owner jumped to his death. We have a of immense proportions problem that we're ignoring. So many still attach a stigma to mental health issues and blame those struggling. "It's on them" is disappointingly,  not all that uncommon to hear.

Here's the lastest on teen girls, published just this week:

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2023/p0213-yrbs.html

We as a society are failing our daughters.

We as a society are failing our citizens. 

We boast of the 40 year decision and the lifetime of benefits that a Stanford education and the Stanford community will bring our athletes. We failed Stanley. We failed Katie. How many others have we failed, as well? How many others will we continue to fail?

How do we fix it?

Not just girls.  Fact is, teenage boys commit suicide at a higher rate than girls.

Fixing it starts with will.  Remove stigma.  Increase resources.  Talk openly.  Teenagers are always at a higher risk because they have yet to fully develop the tools to deal with things. And of course, there is the role of social media.  Dealing with that is a major issue.