Don't be a victim---educate yourself.  Google 'teaching kids grit'.
Mental illness clearly runs in your family.  But that doesn't explain a sudden societal 'epidemic', which is what I'm referring too.  As an analogy, rates of obesity are through the roof. Fundamental behavioural issues are at play here.  Proper child-rearing and personal self-control and responsibility would decrease the rates significantly. Same goes for teaching 'resilience' and self-confidence and self-reliance.