Experts wish more people spotted the signs earlier: feeling overwhelmed, not feeling “like yourself,” shifts in sleep, behavior and mood. The United States has a mental health problem, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show. More young people, especially girls , are reporting poor mental health . And while the national suicide rate fell slightly in 2024, it did so from one of its highest levels ever reported . Mental health crises can happen abruptly or build to a