‘I Need a Grippy Sock Vacation’: Breaking Down the Gen-Z Slang Term for a Trip to an Inpatient Psychiatric Facility
American adolescents, as has been widely reported, are not OK. In fact, they’re facing such intense mental health issues — spurred on by the pandemic but also predating it — that the U.S. surgeon general has warned of a “devastating” situation. Many hospitals and caregivers have declared a national emergency, and a new national poll has found that many parents and educators believe the problem is growing, and that schools are not equipped to offer the help that’s needed.