2024-08-03 14:03:38 UTC

Mental health conditions are common among children and adolescents.
Common mental health disorders found in children include anxiety disorders, depression, and behavioral disorders.
Healthy habits can improve your mental health, for example, having a regular sleep schedule, eating nutritious foods, doing a hobby, etc.

Question: Why is it important for children to talk about their feelings and mental health with a trusted adult?

ash.sri

2024-08-26 16:16:02 UTC

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬:

One in 6 young people have experienced a major depressive episode.
The biggest factors in increasing the risk of developing mental illnesses are trauma and stress.
Depression is said to generally affect women more often than men.

𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:

I believe mental health impacts people's happiness and grip on reality heavily; much more than we think.
I think that once you've experienced a depression episode, you start to look at the world differently, sometimes without even realizing it. Depression never really leaves you. I think of it as a black hole rooted deep within your heart and mind. Some days, the hole is so small you barely notice it's there. Other days, the hole feels like it's swallowing you whole.

𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:

-𝚂𝚛𝚎𝚢𝚊 𝙷𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚎𝚜𝚑

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