Why It Matters: The Stakes Are Real

Let me just say it plainly: teenagers are struggling right now. Not in a “kids these days” way but in a measurable, documented, we-should-all-be-paying-attention way.

Anxiety. Disconnection. The feeling that the world is overwhelming and none of it is theirs to affect. That last part is the one that keeps me up at night. Because if a young person spends their most formative years believing that the problems around them are someone else’s job to fix, we don’t just lose their potential. We lose THEM. And eventually, we lose the community too.