Sanders calls for a ‘political revolution’ to solve America’s ‘mental health crisis’ – By Brandon Gage (AlterNet) / June 13, 2023
United States Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) published a blistering opinion column in Tuesday’s edition ofThe Guardian criticizing the lack of legislative action to remedy the accelerating mental health epidemic that is disproportionately afflicting younger generations of Americans.
“In America today, 40% of parents report being either extremely or very worried that their child is struggling with anxiety or depression. And they are right to be worried,” Sanders began.
“According to a recent survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” Sanders pointed out, “nearly one out of every three teenagers in America reported that the state of their mental health was poor. Two out of every five teenagers felt persistently sad or hopeless. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, suicide is the second-leading cause of death among people age 15 to 24 in the United States. Nearly 20% of high school students report serious thoughts of suicide and 9% have made an attempt to take their lives.”
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