Struggling or Snowflakes? The Gen Z Mental Health Story Image

Struggling or Snowflakes? The Gen Z Mental Health Story

21 May - 23 mins
Podcast Series The Rest Is Politics

What's behind the rise in young people being diagnosed with mental health problems? Are members of Gen Z less resilient than older generations? Or are they a product of a society that has failed them? Has therapy culture gone too far? Or not far enough? Why are so many young people out of work? Is it laziness? Is something deeper at play?

This week in The Gen Z Story, Vicky Spratt  is joined by three guests: psychologist and expert in adolescent mental health, Dr Lucy Foulkes, Shuab Gamote, researcher and co-author of “Inside the Mind of a 16-year-old” and "Inside the Mind of a Young NEET" and Freya India, the author behind the book “Girls, The Commodification of Everything”.

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551. Will Farage’s Trumpian Resignation Stunt Backfire?

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47 mins

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550. Will Farage's Extreme Wealth Be His Downfall?

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549. Mamdani’s Wrecking Ball and the Rise of Anti-Migrant Vigilantes

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45 mins

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548. Burnham vs. Westminster and Trump’s Next Target

548. Burnham vs. Westminster and Trump’s Next Target

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547. The Truth About Russian Oil, Net Zero, and North Sea Drilling

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