Why Youth Mental Health & Suicide Matters to Everyone – Dr. Mark Goulston : 1003

<p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™ </strong>… you’ll find out that&nbsp;kids are killing themselves more often and at younger ages. Suicide prevention expert <a href="https://markgoulston.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Mark Goulston</a> joins the show to discuss the very real and very urgent topics of youth mental health and suicide—from pre-teens to teens to young adults. These issues concern&nbsp;<strong><em>everyone</em></strong>, not only families, educators or professionals who connect with young people. Here’s why:</p><p>Suicide shows up in the top three causes of death in young people between the ages of 10-24, according to 2020 stats from the&nbsp;<a href="https://wisqars.cdc.gov/data/lcd/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) WISQARS Leading Causes of Death Reports</a>.</p><p>Young people are hurting. The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-Youth-Suicide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National Alliance on Mental Illness</a>&nbsp;reports that nearly 20% of high school students say they’ve had serious thoughts of suicide and 9% have made an attempt to take their lives. Dr. Mark explains that many young people struggling mentally and emotionally feel like they're a burden to everyone. And they don’t have confidence that parents can help them feel better.&nbsp;</p><p>You’ll learn a lot during this conversation, such as:</p><ul><li>factors driving teen mental health issues and teen suicide.</li><li>what’s going on in the teen brain from a developmental perspective that leads them to think that death is a preferable alternative to working through life situations.</li><li>signs or red flags that a teen is struggling.&nbsp;</li><li>how parents and adults often can diminish or dismiss teens’ emotions, situations with friends or love relationships.</li><li>what emotional intelligence skills are most useful for parents/adults to better u