Dr. Jameca CooperForensic Psychology Consultant, Emergence Psychological Services · Board Certified Counseling Psychologist and Forensic Psychology Consultant

People are getting sicker. TedTalk link in bio #georgia #news #alpacheehighschool #fyp

4 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief commentary, Dr. Jameca Cooper argues that the increasing prevalence of depression, anxiety, and loneliness among young people—combined with easy access to firearms—creates a dangerous environment that leads to repeated school shootings. She emphasizes that today’s generation feels unseen, unheard, and unloved, which she believes drives violent behavior. Cooper references her TED Talk to reinforce her point that society’s overall health is deteriorating, and she calls attention to the need for addressing both mental health and gun policy to prevent further tragedies.

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This school shooting today is just another example of what I'm always saying to people, in that this generation, this country, our society is getting sicker. It's not getting healthier. People are more depressed, more anxious. Overall, they are more sick. And in addition to that, young people don't feel seen, heard, and loved. They don't feel as they belong anywhere. That's what causes people to act out in these ways. In addition to the gun laws, if you have access to guns on top of feeling this way, this is what results. Multiple school shootings. I talk about it a lot in my TED Talk, but I'mma say it again. People are getting sicker, sicker, and lonelier. It's a bad combination, folks.