Young People Face Real Mental Health Challenges
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Vocabulary
distress /dɪˈstres/ noun
a state of suffering or extreme worry
The student experienced great distress during final exams.
stigma /ˈstɪɡmə/ noun
negative feelings or shame connected to something
There is still stigma around asking for mental health help.
generation /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən/ noun
a group of people born around the same time period
Each generation faces different challenges and opportunities.
Article
A major health official recently stated that young people today experience more mental pressure than previous generations. Professor Peter Fonagy, who leads an important review of mental health in Britain, explained that being young is genuinely harder now. He emphasized that calling young people "snowflakes" is unfair and incorrect.
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