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Episode·55 min

Gen Z Mental Health — Social Media, Therapy and Youth Voice

with Conor Warren

What does mental health look like for the generation that grew up online? Conor Warren talks about youth voice, the limits of therapy as it's currently delivered, and what young men say they actually need.

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Gen Z Mental Health — Social Media, Therapy and Youth Voice

55 min

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Chris: Conor, welcome to the show.

Conor: Glad to be here. There's a story we tell about Gen Z — that they're more open, more therapised, more anxious. All true, and also missing the point.

Jett: What's the point we're missing?

Conor: That openness isn't access. A boy who can say 'I have anxiety' on TikTok still can't get an appointment, still doesn't trust the adult professionals in his life, still ends up coping alone.

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