R U OK? 2020 Thomas Pickton by Thomas Pickton https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa en-us 2020-09-15 02:41:11 UTC 2025-07-18 03:36:46 UTC hello@padlet.com thomas_pickton https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/746513969 According to the World Health Organization, mental health is “a state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.”]]> 2020-09-15 03:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/746513969 How young Australians are affected by Mental Health? thomas_pickton https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/754341344 2015 results from the 2013–14 Young Minds Matter Survey indicate that the majority of children and adolescents in Australia have good mental health. However, the results also indicate that 1 in 7 (14%, or 560,000) children and adolescents aged 4–17 had a mental disorder in the previous 12 months.]]> 2020-09-17 07:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/754341344 thomas_pickton https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/754374830 How young Australians are affected by mental health. It is about being cognitively, emotionally and socially healthy – the way we think, feel and develop relationships - and not merely the absence of a mental health condition.
As children age, they may begin to display different symptoms as they deal with a mental illness. The most common include substance abuse at a young age, outbursts, intense fear, changes in sleeping and eating habits, defiance of authority, and display an inability to manage responsibilities.
When children begin to reach adolescence they may begin to show the previous symptoms as well as some others, including social withdrawal, depression, confusion, excessive fears, anxiety, anger, delusions, hallucinations, and suicidal thoughts. If any of the severe symptoms are present, individuals should seek help from a mental health professional immediately.

]]> 2020-09-17 07:21:46 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/754374830 Anxiety thomas_pickton https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/754405991 2020-09-17 07:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/754405991 thomas_pickton https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/754406563 Anxiety is more than just feeling stressed or worried. While stress and anxious feelings are a common response to a situation where we feel under pressure, they usually pass once the stressful situation has passed, or ‘stressor’ is removed.

Everyone feels anxious from time to time. When anxious feelings don't go away, happen without any particular reason or make it hard to cope with daily life it may be the sign of an anxiety condition. 

Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in Australia. On average, one in four people – one in three women and one in five men – will experience anxiety at some stage in their life. In a 12-month period, over two million Australians experience anxiety.]]> 2020-09-17 07:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/754406563 Depression thomas_pickton https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/754416677 2020-09-17 07:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/754416677 thomas_pickton https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/754420373 2020-09-17 07:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/754420373 thomas_pickton https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/754425502 2020-09-17 07:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/754425502 thomas_pickton https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/754428668 While we all feel sad, moody or low from time to time, some people experience these feelings intensely, for long periods of time (weeks, months or even years) and sometimes without any apparent reason. Depression is more than just a low mood – it's a serious condition that affects your physical and mental health.]]> 2020-09-17 07:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/754428668 thomas_pickton https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/763262154 2020-09-21 07:11:35 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/763262154 thomas_pickton https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/763295316 2020-09-21 07:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/763295316 art therapy thomas_pickton https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/763312908 2020-09-21 07:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/763312908 how depression affects young australians thomas_pickton https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/766803671 having depression can change your whole life because you would never hang out with your friends and and your family by not talking that much.]]> 2020-09-22 03:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/766803671 thomas_pickton https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/767361713 2020-09-22 08:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/767361713 thomas_pickton https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/767607275 2020-09-22 11:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/767607275 thomas_pickton https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/767608052 2020-09-22 11:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_pickton/57l6vx9fegx9pqqa/wish/767608052