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

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 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 we're suicidal.

And sadly, the system for adolescents 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 deathsexmoneyatwnyc.org. Here's the episode.

This is Hold On, a live national colon special about our mental health from WNYC and the

Deathsex and Money podcast. Thank you for joining us. We are on public radio stations around the

country this month of May, which is mental health awareness month, to talk together about the state

of our collective mental health, where you've gotten help, where the system is letting you down.

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