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Detroit and Flint teens face mental health crisis, adults feel helpless
Original: Detroit and Flint teens struggle with mental health – and worried adults around them feel ‘helpless’
Teenagers in Detroit and Flint are struggling with mental health problems, according to a report from Michigan Advance. The adults around them — parents, teachers and mentors — say they feel 'helpless' in the face of the crisis. The report highlights growing concern in Michigan's two hardest-hit cities about young people's emotional wellbeing and the lack of effective support available to them.
Why now: Fresh local reporting on a growing youth mental health crisis in two Michigan cities is drawing attention from worried residents and policymakers.
Evidence
- Detroit and Flint teens struggle with mental health – and worried adults around them feel ‘helpless’ · Michigan Advance
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