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The Mental Health Crisis of Today’s Youth—The Hidden Culprit Every Parent and Therapist Should Know About

Mad in America

In a November 2011 article , University of Rochester psychologist Andrew Elliot pointed out how overachievers have an underlying fear of failure or a self-worth contingent upon competence. Today’s youth feel tremendous pressure to go “above and beyond” what’s expected, and feel deficient when they don’t measure up to unrelenting standards.

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Addressing the Silent Mental Health Crisis of Children and Youth Around the World

Child Mind Intitute

This disparity especially impacts the child and adolescent population, as 90 percent of them live in LMICs (United Nations, 2011, Shinde, et al., However, much of the focus has traditionally been on high-income countries, leaving low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with limited resources and tools tailored to their needs.