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A Quick Guide to Depression in Teens
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) starts out by writing:
You are not alone. There are ways you can feel better.
The NIMH has a lot of great educational information on their website, as well as resources, statistics, and community outreach. They have a whole page dedicated to teen depression. In addition, they have information about depression and college students. Information, like the material included on NIMH’s website, is extremely important for a lot of different reasons.
One of those reasons is because, according to a cover story on TIME.com:
Anxiety and depression in high school kids have been on the rise since 2012 after several years of stability. It spreads across across all demographics–suburban, urban and rural; those who are college bound and those who aren’t. Family financial stress can make the issues worse, and studies show that girls are more at risk than boys.
You, your phone, and your child
Stuff – A poem
50 milligrams of sumatriptan succinate to unscrew the vice from my head
Then 20 of that other stuff for 12 hours of stability
From dawn to dusk I am medicated
I think I need to take a walk
Courage
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day, saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.'”
— Mary Anne Radmacher
Also, Brene Brown has done amazing work surrounding courage. Dr. Brown defines the word courage and its history as:
Getting Help: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Some subjects, like suicide, are difficult and complicated to talk about with our children. However, it is a very important topic, and the suicide rate hit a 40-year-peak among older teen girls in 2015. Therefore, for anyone, it is can be lifesaving and helpful to be aware of the resources. Resources can help us all feel less alone and provide us with such things as education, hope and support. We don’t have to do this by ourselves!
Continue reading Getting Help: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Don’t wanna see it.
Sometimes people in our online social networks post videos… and sometimes they are things we’d rather not see, but we don’t even get the chance to decide whether or not we want to look because of the “autoplay” feature.
The back-to-school transition
August is upon us and that time of the year is quickly approaching! Stores are already advertising “back-to-school” sales on all the products to prepare you and your family for the new school year. However, what does your mental tool kit look like with this latest transition?
I Am A Witness
More than one in four children experience bullying in a year.
And now the first ever emoji created for a social cause is trying to help prevent it.
A Small Star
“Even a small star shines in the darkness.”
— Finnish Proverb
