First Lady Jill Biden held a conversation on Youth Mental Health.

She teamed up with singer Selena Gomez Wednesday for the event.

The singer referred to mental health as a "crisis" that is having a deep impact on young people.

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Dr. Biden says the pandemic's isolation, anxiety and grief has made mental health challenges worse.

Both women say young people don't have to face it alone.

Organizers say the inaugural forum is just the first step in keeping the conversation going.