# adolescent mental health

Rising health costs, shrinking rural clinician capacity, and environmental contamination are converging to constrain outcomes well before patients reach care. At the same time, robust evidence elevates sleep as a powerful lever for longevity and daily performance, while youth screen habits and structured play emerge as actionable targets for prevention.

Emerging evidence favors pragmatic prevention—such as low-cost niacinamide and simple diet swaps—while underscoring how labeling gaps, energy policy, and climate attribution shape unavoidable exposures. Parallel insights in oncology and family psychology highlight targeted cancer strategies and the protective effect of parental warmth, clarifying where individual actions meet institutional responsibility.