The Story We’re Telling About Youth Mental Health is Hurting Our Kids

​In an opinion for Newsweek , UCLA CDA Co-Executive Director Andrew Fuligni and FrameWorks Institute CEO Nat Kendall-Taylor explain why the persistent narrative that young people are in crisis may actually impede action that could support youth.

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UCLA CDA Co-Executive Director Andrew Fuligni and FrameWorks Institute CEO Nat Kendall-Taylor explain why the persistent narrative of the “youth mental health crisis” may be inadvertently getting in the way of solutions to support young people. They explain how a more balanced framing of risk and opportunity could help build understanding about how we can support youth to build positive mental health that can help them thrive into adulthood.