U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy was in Southeast San Diego on Monday visiting the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA to see programs designed to help kids with mental health concerns.
, or belonging at home and school is key. Health officials say parents and guardians should be checking in on their kids and simply asking them how they are doing, because early interventions like that work.
Murthy said there is a stigma around mental health that has to be removed. He said no young person should ever be afraid to seek treatment. Murthy shared his own personal mental health challenges with students on Monday. He said when growing up, he felt lonely and isolated, even depressed and anxious at times.
"The long term doesn't have to be very long, we can make the long term changes like policy changes, financial investments in mental health care happen quickly — if we put our minds to it," he said."That's why I have been working closely with legislators as well to underscore the urgency of this moment because we have to get this right."
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