This is anecdotal, but this problem is so evident if you interact with LGBTQ+ youth in any capacity. I used to mod a discord server with a lot of queer teens, and they’d vent in the chat, people would tell them to get help, and they’d be like, “Can’t.”
Then sometimes they’d message me out of desperation, and so I’d try to look up community resources for them, provide them with phone numbers and links, only for them to encounter further barriers, one of the big ones being lack of money, transportation, and parental support. Not to mention making sure the provider is an ally – lots of “Christian” providers out there who could do more harm than good.
Even as an adult with an income, it’s fucking hard to access mental healthcare, but it’s much, much worse for youth. The situation is dire, and I’d like to shake parents and guardians who don’t at a bare minimum support these kids and try to get them support and help them navigate the horrible system.
Single-family zoning is bad, but are you using it to deflect blame from landlords and politicians who are absolutely part of the problem? I find it incredibly sus to “well ackshually” this post.
You could share this, and also express your concern for his well-being and love for him as your friend, but I agree with the others that you can’t steer someone’s choices.
I had a friend join the Canadian military recently, and while I disapprove of his choice, I can’t control it.
I’m a recovered addict/alcoholic, and while I have a general dislike of groups like AA or NA, there’s a saying that’s stuck with me: “Didn’t cause it, can’t control it, can’t cure it.”
It’s up to you if you choose to stick by him. Personally, I would still want to love and support him.
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Young LGBTQ+ People's Mental Health Is Suffering, But They Can't Access Help (www.teenvogue.com)
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…and college in the US isn’t even affordable, in spite of all its bloodmongering
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How do I convince my friend to not join the Navy?
Not sure if this is the right community to post this, but I’ll give it a shot....
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Why facial recognition technology makes these campus protests different from those in the past (www.fastcompany.com)
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Posting blatantly fascist remarks like “at least it’s [insert marginalized groups here] who are being murdered and not me” will get you permabanned with no appeal....