179. Gen Z Mental Health: The Role of Families, Friends, Schools, ACEs, & More feat. Dr. Jessica Gomez

She Persisted: Your Teen Mental Health Resource

#179 Today's guest is Dr. Jessica Gomez— a bilingual licensed psychologist and executive director of Momentous Institute. Dr. Gomez has over 17 years of experience working to create healthy communities that provide children with access to quality education and mental health services. In this episode, we discuss:

+ The role of family in teen mental health struggles

+ When parents resist getting involved with their teen's mental health

+ How schools play a role in students' mental health

+ What school systems could do to improve the youth mental health crisis

+ Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & their impact on mental health

+ Ways teens can decrease their risk of mental health challenges

+ What to do when you're at a low point with your mental health

+ How parents can best support their teen's mental health

+ Setting boundaries with friends when it comes to mental health

+ Pros and cons of normalizing mental health struggles

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🛋This week's episode is sponsored by Teen Counseling. Teen Counseling is an online therapy program with over 14,000 licensed therapists in their network offering support with depression, anxiety, relationships, trauma, and more via text, talk, and video counseling. Head to teencounseling.com/shepersisted to find a therapist today!

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