It's no longer breaking news that the
youth, I'm unsettled by a few things.One, that this public health crisis continues to show unabated consequences. Two, that some recent media reporting has recklessly ignored evidence that societal rejection directly impacts the mental health and potential suicide risk of + Young People. Commensurate to previous years' findings, we see that
young people attempted suicide in the past year.Most alarming about this year's findings are the direct correlation we're seeing between the tense political landscape and politics and laws. These numbers paint a dire reality.The current political landscape and our research demonstrate the problem on a macro scale, but we've also witnessed anecdotal evidence of these distressing trends. Just a couple months ago, the death of nonbinary student Nex Benedict was widely publicized, stirring outrage among