Nine in 10 young people are concerned about their mental health, but more than half (six in 10) say they are struggling, according to a national survey by Lady Gaga's foundation.
Most (55 percent) of the 2,000 13- to 24-year-olds interviewed across the US said they were stressed.
A third (34 percent) felt hapless or sad most of the time, and nearly a third (30 percent) often felt fearful.
Those figures spiked alarmingly when the researchers looked specifically at LGBTQ+ youth, who were more stressed (69 percent), sad (53 percent) and fearful (44 percent) than their peers who identified as heterosexual.
The report, compiled by a research group on behalf of the Born This Way Foundation, found half of under-25s don't know where to find support, and nearly half (42 percent) say they can't afford the resources they're offered.
The Born This Way Foundation was formed in 2012, with 26 young people recruited to advise and guide Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta), her mother Cynthia, her father Joe, and her sister Natali, who all work with the program. According to Cynthia, the family was driven to create something after their own ' overwhelming experience' with trauma
'This survey is a clear and urgent demonstration that young people care about their mental health but they are struggling,' Lady Gaga's mother Cynthia Germanotta, co-founder and president of Born This Way Foundation, said.
'They want to learn skills, access tools, and find services that would help them cope with the very real challenges they face but don't know where to turn – and that has to change.
'Young people need and deserve resources that can not only help them navigate potentially life-threatening situations but can help them address mental health challenges before they become crises.
'We can and must do more to bridge this gap and equip young people with the supports they need to live healthy, thriving lives.'
The Born This Way Foundation was formed in 2012, with 26 young people recruited to advise and guide Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta), her mother Cynthia, her father Joe, and her sister Natali, who all work with the program.
According to Cynthia, the family was driven to create something after their own 'overwhelming experience' with trauma.
Cynthia's sister, Joanne (Lady Gaga's namesake), died prematurely of lupus 12 years before the singer was born, and it affected the entire family deeply. Lady Gaga herself has been candid in public and private about her struggles with her
