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One in seven 10 to 19 year-olds experiences a mental disorder, accounting for 13% of the global burden of disease in this age group.? Depression, anxiety and behavioral disorders are among the leading causes of illness and disability among adolescents, with suicide being the fourth leading cause of death among 15 to 29 year-olds.
As students return to college campuses from winter break, it is increasingly important to raise awareness on the struggles of mental health in today’s youth. The stigma has shifted in recent years with upcoming generations being more vocal about their mental and emotional well-being. Nevertheless, the conversation is only just getting started. Planet Classroom’s youth examine college students’ common feelings of alienation, grappling with mental health on a global scale, and how an environmental education can lead to empowerment.?
Patrick Li’s Problem Solvers film, Facing the College Mental Health Crisis, tackles the huge but rarely discussed topic of the well-being of college students. From stress to depression to substance abuse, students are constantly dealing with a combination of struggles and experiences highlighted in this film.
Utilizing research from the acclaimed study by Gardner and Fischman, Li provides an informational account of how alienation can affect many across college campuses, leading to concerning developments related to their mental health.?
Ali Grutchfield offers a well - researched and articulate critique of Patrick Li’s Facing the College Mental Health Crisis - complimenting Li’s ability to create a video that refuses to intimidate audiences with a topic that may be difficult for some to understand.?
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Grutchfield calls attention to the unification of individuals through a shared awareness of mental health, and praises Li’s overall approach to the problem solvers film.?
In Net Zero Speaks with Chris Dede, Climate Activist Cherry Sung from South Korea explores how a conservative and standardized education system could implement an environmental education that empowers people.? Sung interviews Chris Dede of Harvard's Graduate School of Education to discuss his solutions.?
Dede's research, which includes infusing technology into large-scale educational improvement initiatives such as climate change curricula, is focused on developing new types of educational systems that prepare learners for the challenges of a 21st century world.?
In the 25th episode of Planet Classroom’s Podcast, the virtual host, Orb, introduces the work of Harvard’s Wendy Fischman and filmmaker Chelsea Jackson in an effort to understand and discuss youth’s mental health.?
This episode focuses, in part, on the strategies used by young leaders from the Global Youth Mobilization movement to address mental health issues. Additionally, perspectives are shared from youth film critics on the work of acclaimed educator Molly Beauregard shown in the film Tuning the Student Mind.