abstract
Future of Health Summit 2023

Surviving or Thriving: Youth Mental Health in America

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Children and youths, affected deeply by the COVID-19 crisis, are reckoning with a different kind of epidemic. Pervasive depression and anxiety, rising rates of substance misuse, increasing isolation and loneliness—all are contributors to the sad status quo. Society must find ways to address the needs of younger generations, both outside and inside the classroom, to ensure a healthy and thriving future. Join specialists and advocates to chart a new path with solutions that will prove durable over time. 

    Moderator

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    William
     
    Brangham
     

    Correspondent, PBS NewsHour

    Speaker

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    Obi
     
    Felten
     

    Founder and CEO, Flourish Labs
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    Daniel
     
    Gillison
     

    CEO, Executive Office, National Alliance on Mental Illness
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    Amanda
     
    Grigg
     

    Staff Director, Forum for Children’s Well-Being Division of Behavioral and Social Science and Education, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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    Kacie
     
    Kelly
     

    Chief Innovation Officer, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute