C.A.R.E. Center counselor Michael Grey appeared on 93.5 KDAY for an interview about America’s Education System. The interview was about 38 minutes long. Joining Grey during the invterview were Hershel Dennis, Poly class of 2002, head trainer and chairman at Team Hustle, and Arlana Walton, Poly class of 2006 and current professor at Long Beach City College.
To start the interview off everyone introduces themselves and shares what they do. Then Grey shares shocking statistics. Grey said, “1 out of 5 young people have a mental health condition, 1 out of 8 people have an anxiety disorder.” That means anyone around you could have a mental health problem. Family, friends, or even you could have mental health disorder.
Grey also mentioned in the interview that most mental health disorders are developed around the early age of 14 years old. “The average time that people usually get help is between 8 – 10 years after they find out. 15% of students 14 years and older end up dropping out of high school.” Kids are dropping out due to mental health issues maybe because they are being bullied due to those mental health issues. People should get help as soon as possible and not wait 8 or more years to finally get the help that they need.
“Suicides have tripled among 10 – 14 year old young women since 2007,” Grey said in the interview. Walton said, “I realized we needed more for our youth…what if we do not sing or dance? What if we do not do sports?” Society is mainly focused on the fancy rich life which mostly focuses on the dancers, singers, actors, and sports players. But what about the rest of us? We grow up hearing about all those famous people but not the important jobs. We should pay attention to the more realistic jobs so the youth can see the other things we can do in life.
Dennis said, “That is why we paired up with Mr. Grey to spread the importance of the academics.”