More than 21 million U.S. adults experience at least one major depressive episode each year, which is about 8.3% of adults. Of those, around 14.5 million endure severe impairment that disrupts their daily lives. Among adolescents ages 12 to 17, about 5 million face a major depressive episode every year, and approximately 3.7 million of them experience severe symptoms. And that’s just depression — not including anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, or other mental health conditions. We must end the st