{"id":43028,"date":"2025-11-26T11:27:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T16:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=43028"},"modified":"2025-11-26T11:28:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T16:28:35","slug":"is-mental-health-the-new-teenage-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2025\/11\/26\/is-mental-health-the-new-teenage-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Is mental health the new teenage crisis?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The World Health Organization (WHO)<\/a> has indicated that adolescent mental health is in a critical crisis. About one in six people between the ages 10-19 are vulnerable to mental health problems, the highest it has ever been.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a worrying phenomenon that needs attention especially in this internet age where cyberbullying is rampant. Sinclair College<\/a> students shared their opinions on this crisis.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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Damian Vincent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damian Vincent, a current economics major at Sinclair, stated that he is not surprised by this rising crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is actually not surprising since people between ages 10-19 are not yet mentally equipped to handle the emotional and psychological stress of these days,\u201d Vincent said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vincent believe the internet shares a large amount of blame for the current crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would believe the major cause would be the internet. There is too much uncontrolled stuff on there,\u201d Vincent said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He reiterated that he talks to family about things that affect his own personal mental health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI usually vent to my mom when things get too tough to handle. [My] mom always offers comforts me,\u201d Vincent said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Raphael Owusu Appiah<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raphael Owusu Appiah is a nursing major at Sinclair. He shared his opinion on what he thought was the cause of this rise in mental health problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would attribute the primary cause of this rise to insufficient awareness on counselling services for affected people,\u201d Appiah said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He then admonished the community to do more in providing a safe space for deteriorating mental health victims. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the communities should create more awareness on this worrying phenomenon and let people know that they are there to help,\u201d Appiah said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked if he knew about Sinclair\u2019s counselling services, Raphael was adamant he had only partially seen it on the school\u2019s website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI saw it somewhere on Sinclair\u2019s website, I have not physically seen the location yet,\u201d Appiah said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cyril Young<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cyril Young, a freshman at Sinclair, said that trend needed to be addressed immediately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLuckily, I have not had to deal with mental health problems, but too many people are losing themselves a lot lately and this needs to be addressed immediately\u2026I would attribute the root cause of this crisis to cyberbullying,\u201d Young said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He maintained that punishment for cyberbullies was too lenient and that it was not enough deterrence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere should be harsher punishments for cyberbullies to ensure cyberbullying is gone for good. Parents should also try to limit access to certain content for their kids,\u201d Young said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also stated that talking to his best friend is more than enough to always keep his head level and so he has not had to deal with any major crash out yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am aware of the counselling services Sinclair offers but I really hope I never get to the point where I must use it,\u201d Young said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nukuh Semor Akwetey, reporter<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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