"It's Okay to Not Be Okay" - Is Bad Mental Health Our 'New Normal'?

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New Zealand holds a lamentable world record, being amongst the worst ranked countries by UNICEF for mental health and youth suicide rates.

Leadership coach John Peachey considers the multiple complex factors that contribute to rising psychological distress in children - from technology-heavy lifestyles and social triggers, to over-diagnosis and medication as default treatment.  Are we imposing adult paradigms on vulnerable children? And in a bid to adopt a posture of openness and acceptance, are we increasingly normalising bad mental health?

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