In the aftermath of family tragedy, a young author goes on a wild quest to find a solution to the worst mental health epidemic in history. The Social Dilemma meets Super Size Me in this generation-defining investigation.
More teenagers are committing suicide than ever in American history. Last year, the CDC reported that nearly one in three high school girls have seriously considered killing themselves. And a recent Harvard study showed that 50% of young Americans are either depressed, anxious, or would rather not be alive. For the past two years, we’ve been filming a feature documentary to uncover the causes of this crisis and find a solution that is immediate, accessible, and scalable. What we’ve uncovered is — while most people think this problem is too complicated and the solutions are too expensive — we’ve learned that the problem is simple. And the solutions are free.