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About the
Youth Mental Health Crisis

THE DEMOGRAPHICS​

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  • There are 8 billion people in the world today.

  • Of the 8 billion, 2.47 billion are Gen Zers between the age of 12-26.

  • Of the 2.47 billion, 64 million reside in the United States alone.

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*Dialog Life Skills is a peer-to-peer, scalable solution to the youth mental health crisis.

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THE PROBLEM

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  • 1 out of 3 high school students has experienced poor mental health over the past few years.

  • 22% of high schoolers seriously considered attempting suicide in 2021, 10% attempted to do so. 

  • 77% of college students experience moderate to serious psychological distress.

 

*Dialog Life Skills is using carefully structured sentence stems during a conversation to make sure everyone feels safe and heard. 

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THE OPPORTUNITY

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  • Gen Zers want to be health care professionals, entrepreneurs, technology professionals, creative professionals and social media influencers.

  • Gen Zers save an average of 1/3 of their annual income.

  • 70% of Gen Zers plan to buy a home in the next 1-6 years.

 

*Dialog Life Skills are part of a Creator Curriculum designed to help Creators  and members of their communities to overcome their struggles and seize their opportunities.

"You see rates of depression, anxiety and suicide and lonliness going up among young people. And I'm concerned that social media is an important driver of that youth mental health crisis. This is the defining public health issue of our time, youth mental health."

Dr. Vivek Murthy | U.S. Sergeon General

SPONSOR OUR WORK

To help teens and young adults thrive.

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