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Gen X stoics should not stand in the way of young people’s mental health
Youth mental health is a national and global issue. It’s time for older Singaporeans to get over their own bias so they don’t hinder young people’s access to treatment.
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Longitudinal studies from several countries reveal that today’s youth face worse mental health outcomes than previous generations did at the same age.
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The first time I heard of a “quarter-life crisis”, I laughed.
This was around the early 2000s. The people I spoke with, after having worked for a few years, wanted to take a break – to travel, to recharge, to try something different. When I joked that they were too young to have a midlife crisis, they said half earnestly, half jokingly, that they were having a quarter-life crisis.
