Rallying for Youth Mental Health: The Crucial Roles of Key Stakeholders
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/cdc-takes-a-closer-look-at-kids-mental-health/ Nationwide mental health in adolescents and children is a topic that continues to garner more attention. As suicide is the leading cause of death among youth aged 12 to 18 years, there continue to be more efforts placed towards mental health promotion (Lindow et al., 2020). To make a difference in this issue, attention must be focused on various stakeholders. The inner circle of stakeholders would include caregivers and family members of the adolescents. This inner circle is crucial to mental health in youth as they have the potential to provide emotional and financial support. Additionally, these stakeholders play a key role in the early detection of issues and advocacy for further resources needed outside the ones they can provide. With this in mind, some consideration should be given when shifting focus from child mental health to family mental health (Biel et al., 2020). Apart from their home, children an...