Breaking Mental Health Stigma & Youth Resilience
🔥 Mental health is one of America’s biggest challenges — but are we breaking the stigma, or reinforcing it? In this powerful episode of Americana, host Willie Montague sits down with mental health advocate Calvin Ockletree to confront the crisis facing our nation.
From Trump’s proposed cuts to behavioral health programs, to the alarming rise in youth depression and hopelessness, and the struggle for access, representation, and real solutions, this conversation asks the hard questions: Are schools and communities prepared to support mental health? Do federal policies empower or endanger? And how do we create a culture where seeking help is a sign of strength — not shame? 🚨
👉 Bold, unfiltered, and deeply relevant — this is the episode that challenges America to face the truth about mental health.