Days after she appeared on “Saturday Night Live,” Gomez hosted the first-ever Mental Health Youth Action Forum. The event, which was led by MTV Entertainment and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, focused on the growing youth mental health crisis affecting more than a third of high school students.
Gomez was joined by First Lady Jill Biden, Susan Rice, director of the Domestic Policy Council, and 30 activists and creators -- who all had different personal stories to share. Gomez said that sharing her own story was freeing. “I heard a phrase actually recently that I really like, ‘That which is mentionable becomes manageable,’” she said during the event, according“I felt like once I found out what was going on mentally, I found that there was more freedom for me to be OK with what I had,” she said, “Because I was learning about it.”and advocated for mental health awareness.
“Bringing attention to mental health through media or just talking about your own journeys can help,” she added. “It sets the example that it’s a topic that can and should be discussed freely and without shame.” Beyond awareness, Gomez said she hopes the Mental Health Youth Action Forum and other events can lead to tangible changes and the development of accessible, culturally relevant services and resources for young people., has access to services that support their mental health,” she said.
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