The Atlantic published an article recently about how young adults have the worst mental health of any age group in the US. It’s based on a survey conducted by the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Making Caring Common Project.
Similar synopsis and outcomes here in the UK. Lots to think about from this article. I wonder if a time will arrive when people can no longer look back at a time when life felt simpler, less costly when they were younger, similar to those who were affected during the US great depression. Or are we already at that inflection point again, just less noticeably and more temporally. A true period of depression if you will.
A nice synopsis. I think that part of the challenge of mental illness is we managed to ignore and sweep under the rug for most of our history of walking upright and perhaps only started thinking seriously about it in the last 40 years. Now we may be finally focusing on mental health parity. It was a Senator from Minnesota, Paul Wellstone, who championed this only 20 years ago. I enjoyed returning to your writing.
Enjoyed reading this piece; thanks. And .... Not sure if your 2022 post considered the LIHTC program, but, while not perfect -- what is? -- that program generally works and could be expanded. It's also the rare gov't program that tends to enjoy bipartisan support. (Disclaimer -- I've spent the last few years as Chief of Staff at a small law firm whose clients are all non-profit developers of affordable housing.)
Great points. I’m not surprised by the crisis. And mental health is STILL a stigma in our society. On top of inflation are the college tuition payments that are daunting.
Similar synopsis and outcomes here in the UK. Lots to think about from this article. I wonder if a time will arrive when people can no longer look back at a time when life felt simpler, less costly when they were younger, similar to those who were affected during the US great depression. Or are we already at that inflection point again, just less noticeably and more temporally. A true period of depression if you will.
A nice synopsis. I think that part of the challenge of mental illness is we managed to ignore and sweep under the rug for most of our history of walking upright and perhaps only started thinking seriously about it in the last 40 years. Now we may be finally focusing on mental health parity. It was a Senator from Minnesota, Paul Wellstone, who championed this only 20 years ago. I enjoyed returning to your writing.
Enjoyed reading this piece; thanks. And .... Not sure if your 2022 post considered the LIHTC program, but, while not perfect -- what is? -- that program generally works and could be expanded. It's also the rare gov't program that tends to enjoy bipartisan support. (Disclaimer -- I've spent the last few years as Chief of Staff at a small law firm whose clients are all non-profit developers of affordable housing.)
Great points. I’m not surprised by the crisis. And mental health is STILL a stigma in our society. On top of inflation are the college tuition payments that are daunting.