As a mental-health crisis hits young adults, this group offers hope
USA TODAY
Young adults in the 18-25 age group have the highest rates of mental illness, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
Jayla Cole never experienced what most would consider the carefree teenage years. She could not get a driver’s license because of epilepsy and frequent seizures. She didn’t want to take photos or selfies because Bell’s Palsy left her with permanent facial paralysis – a twisted smile that led to bullying by classmates.
Her father, who was a heavy drinker, brought additional trauma. He dipped in and out of her life when it was convenient, while introducing her to other children he’d fathered along the way. Papa was a rolling stone, but he rarely rolled to her when she needed him most. When he did, the drunken interactions were often toxic and painful.
“I was very depressed in my teenage years, and I just did not want to be alive,” Cole told me. “I was always depressed in high school. I was always sad in high school. I never got the help I needed in high school.
“When I got to college, I realized that you don’t want to hold on to those things, hold on to the trauma,” she said. “If you don’t get help now, when will you?”
It’s the message Active Minds is pushing for young Americans to hear. The organization, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, works to empower youth and young adults to erase the stigmas surrounding mental health.
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