The mental health crisis among youth is worsened by the tendency to treat them as fragile and by the constant focus on their emotional state.

“They are constantly asking you, "How are you feeling?" It is the best way to induce depression and anxiety in kids. And that's what they're doing non-stop.”

The mental health of adolescents, particularly girls, has declined sharply since 2012 due to the rise of social media and smartphone adoption.

“The number of girls especially who are checking into emergency room because they cut themselves so severely goes up 50 to 150 percent, depending on the subgroup that you're looking at.”

The mental health of adolescents is being pathologized by an industry that profits from framing normal struggles as clinical issues.

“I think you are very in plugged into the mental health industry which has sold you frankly a line that it could be serious and you might need serious attention as if there's a man behind the green curtain who'll come out with some sort of magic elixir that will kind of make them better”