Hey, it's Anna, and you're getting this new episode on Saturday.

And it's not a mistake.

We meant to do this.

We are dropping two episodes a week for the next three weeks to share a special series we're hosting about our mental health.

It's called Hold On.

And we're working together with our colleagues at WNYC and public radio stations across the country to talk together

about mental health and share your stories, your questions, and your frustrations with the

mental health care system, and also what's worked for you. This episode is all about teenagers

and the troubling statistics about American adolescent mental health and

how they're showing up in your families and communities.

Here's what we heard from one death, sex, and money listener who's a physician's assistant

in an emergency room in California.

What I've noticed as a trend in the last few years is just the large amount of teenagers that are coming in

in crisis and for suicidal. And sadly, the system for adolescence is just not built up.

In this episode of Hold On, you'll hear us talk more about the frustrations of navigating

mental health care from a lot of people who love teenagers.

And we got some calls from teenagers themselves.

I hope you enjoy it.

And if this resonates with what you're noticing in your communities and families, please

share this episode or the list of resources

we have a link to in our show notes. You can also be in touch with more questions or stories

to share by emailing us at death, sexmoney at wNyc.org. Here's the episode.

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