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The mental illness I chose for my project was Anxiety Disorders. Something i learned was that there's different types of anxiety disorders. Something else i learned was

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For my project, I chose eating disorders. I learned in my research that many people that have eating disorders know they shouldn't be eating too much or too little, but they just can't control it. I also learned that a big factor of developing eating disorder are celebrities and distorted body images, which can make regular people feel insignificant and shameful of their body. A strategy to deal with this disorder is to go to psychotherapy or a nutritionist, preferably with a friend or family member, because they can help you feel more comfortable and less ashamed while discussing your condition.

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I chose Depression and other mood disorders for my project. I learned that not only does depression affect your behavior but it also weakens your health. I also learned that medication and therapy talk are good ways to treat depression. Some good strategies is listening to them without any accusations, showing them kindness and that you care, making them feel important and grateful.

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I chose PTSD because I wanted to learn more about it and the things that would happen with you mind if you did get it. I learned that there can be many different symptoms of PTSD and people are more stressed in their brain by remembering past things that had happened to them. I would bring awareness to this by just speaking out if you are uncomfortable doing a certain thing or just helping your friend out by finding them a place for Psychotherapy to help them out.

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I chose attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder for my project. I learned that this is one of the most common mental childhood learning disabilities in the United States, as 1 in 10 children are diagnosed with it. I also learned that there is no cure for ADHD, but there are medications and types of therapy that can help. One strategy to help those affected is to lead them to a ADHD professional, as they can lead the person to a proper therapist or doctor for further recommendations.

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The mental illness I chose for my project was anxiety disorders. I learned that anxiety is very common and can happen at some point in anyone's life, but a disorder is when this anxiety lasts longer than 1-2 weeks or so. I also learned that there are many treatments towards anxiety if you look for them. An action to pass awareness is to support anyone you know who is going through anxiety and to learn more and tell people about the importance of mental health and other disorders such as anxiety.

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I chose ADHD for my project. I learnt that as of 2016, about 6.1 million children had ADHD. I also learnt that boys are more likely to get ADHD and that about 64% of children with ADHD have another mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder. One way to support someone with ADHD is to ask them what they need help with. Although this might seems like a simple thing, it is very important. Sometimes, people with ADHD are embarrassed and do not ask for help. You asking them tells them that you care and that you will not judge them.

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90% of people diagnosed with depresssion will improve with medication, so depression is very treatable.
Depression has many different types.

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The mental illness I chose was anxiety disorders. Something I learned is that 25% of teens will struggle with anxiety at some point and out of that 25%, 5% will struggle with a severe anxiety disorder.  I also learned that Anxiety  is the most common mental disorder and will affect 32% of the population at some point in their lives. A way to support people with an anxiety disorder, is to always be kind and help them organize their thoughts.

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My mental illness was eating disorders. I learned that 2.7% of teen between 13 and 18 develop an eating disorder. Also I learned that 90% of teens who have anorexia are female.
I learned that the best way to help someone with an eating disorder is helping them through it (by saying positive thing s& being there for them), but also by getting them to see a doctor when they need to, even if they don't want to.

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For my project, I chose ADHD. I learned that almost 15% of adolescents are diagnosed with ADHD. I also learned that ADHD means that the person can have inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness. One way to bring awareness to ADHD is to realize that just because ADHD doesn't mean that they are dumb. They might not be able to focus, but that just means that they need to find other ways to learning things, not that they aren't intelligent.

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About 10% of american children how ADHD. Children with ADHD usually fidgets with hands or feet, talks excessively and has a hard time paying attention. A strategy for bringing awareness is to become knowledgeable about the mental illness so you know what to do when you meet someone with ADHD.

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My mental illness was eating disorders. What I learned is that people find a need always to lose weight and they think there fat. There are some healthy ways to lose weight but also a lot of bad ways such as making yourself throw up of not eating which is really unhealthy. This can also cause depression too. To bring awareness to this disorder you could make sure that the green ribbon is more known because it represents eating disorders.

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The mental illness I chose was bulimia nervosa. I learned that 94% of patients suffering from bulimia also have some form of clinical depression. I also learned that bulimia can lead to many other health conditions down the road, and patients as young as 14 suffer from this. A way to help people with bulimia is if you see signs of the illness you should offer them support and suggest that they go to a doctor for help.

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The mental illness that I chose was schizophrenia. Schizophrenia often gets confused with bipolar disorder but it is nothing like bipolar disorder. Schizophrenia is a disorder that affects 1% of all people but does not have a known cause of why it happens. It can be active sometimes which means the symptoms are showing and the person may be having hallucinations or hearing voices and other times the disorder can be inactive showing little to no symptoms of schizophrenia. There is no known cause or cure for it so it can be very difficult to help someone with schizophrenia, but one way you can help others is to acknowledge the fact that even though you may not hear or see this stuff it doesn't mean that they are doing it for attention or they don't really see it.

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I learnt that 69% of people with schizophrenia are not able to receive proper treatment and care.
I also learned that of this 69%, most of this people come from low income countries that aren't able to provide the necessary resources. One strategy that I learnt that you can do to if someone you know has schizophrenia, is to attend family therapy. Family therapy allows loved ones and flock members to become informed about the illness, while also learning about ways to help the person who has schizophrenia. It also creates a space to heal any damaged family dynamics.

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My mental illness was anorexia. Two things that I learned is that 9% of all americans will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their life and eating disorders are less commonly diagnosed in someone who is average to overweight which can leave many serious cases undiagnosed. One thing we can do to raise awareness on this issue is to educate ourselves weather by watching videos on the recovery process for anorexia or just educating ourselves on the signs and looking out for others who may be struggling.

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Women experience depression more than men.
The most common treatments to depression are medications (antidepressants), psychotherapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
The age group most affected by depression is 18-26 year-olds.
To spread awareness, make sure that people you suspect or you yourself understand that depression is not simply sadness, but a full body disease, and get help. There are many great recourses such as the SAMHSA helpline, where anyone can get emotional suport.

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My mental illness that i had selected was PTSD, two interesting things that I learned were that 1/11 people will get PTSD sometime in their lifetime regardless of who they are or what they do for their chosen profession. Another interesting fact is that if you spend more and more time with someone who has PTSD you can get PTSD without even witnessing or being in the event. One action that can be done to bring awareness of this is going to a therapist to talk it out and have them help you with it or to go to certain doctors to help you relive the event in VR to help you overcome the event.

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I chose depression to study, and learned that 1 in 6 adults suffer from depression at some point in their lives. I also learned that 80-90% of people who suffer from depression respond well to treatment. One thing we can do to pass on awareness is to know the symptoms, since depression can be very serious if it isn't treated. If you know the symptoms, you can look out for family/friends that may be suffering from it.

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The mental illness that I learned about was depression. I learned that it takes at least 2 weeks of symptoms to diagnose someone with depression. Also, I learned that depression is 80-90% treatable. One action I would suggest to do is if you believe that the symptoms match up or you are feeling sad for a couple days, talk to either your doctor or your parents about it.

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I learned that ADHD is most common in kids ranging 4-17 years old and 6.4 million kids are affected by this illness. Another thing that I learned was that out the people suffering from ADHD, 5 out of 10 have conduct problems, 3 out of 10 have anxiety and 2 out of 10 have depression. An action that can be taken to help people with ADHD is to be able to keep them on track. Whether that be through positive and negative consequences or keeping a clear cut schedule, people should be aware that people with ADHD are not "dumb" as they are often associated with, they have trouble focusing. And as their peers, it is our responsibility to encourage them and keep them on track.

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My mental illness was schizophrenia. I learned that schizophrenia affects about 1% of all people, also schizophrenia does not have a known cause. An action that you can take to bring awareness is to learn/teach others how to support those with schizophrenia.

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Even hiking and kayaking are strategies to  help with depression and to help get what the issue is off of their mind. I also learned that there are over throughout the past 10-15 years the rate of depression had increased from 7.9 percent all the way to 14.4 percent in kids ages 12-17 years old. An action that can be taken to help with depression is going and consulting with a doctor or a therapist and talking about what you are angry or frustrated about.