| Mental Health Is ImportantMental health is | | | | to think straight or make up his or her |
| how people think, feel, and act as they face | | | | mind.An inability to sit still or focus |
| life's situations. It affects how people | | | | attention. |
| handle stress, relate to one another, and | | | | |
| make decisions. Mental health influences the | | | | Worry about being harmed, hurting others, or |
| ways individuals look at themselves, their | | | | doing something "bad".A need to wash, clean |
| lives, and others in their lives. Like | | | | things, or perform certain routines hundreds |
| physical health, mental health is important | | | | of times a day, in order to avoid an |
| at every stage of life.All aspects of our | | | | unsubstantiated danger.Racing thoughts that |
| lives are affected by our mental health. | | | | are almost too fast to follow. |
| Caring for and protecting our children is an | | | | |
| obligation and is critical to their daily | | | | Persistent nightmares.A child or adolescent |
| lives and their independence.Children and | | | | behaves in ways that cause problems, such |
| Adolescents Can Have Serious Mental Health | | | | as:Using alcohol or other drugs.Eating large |
| Problems | | | | amounts of food and then purging, or abusing |
| | | | laxatives, to avoid weight gain.Dieting and |
| Like adults, children and adolescents can | | | | or exercising obsessively.Violating the |
| have mental health disorders that interfere | | | | rights of others or constantly breaking the |
| with the way they think, feel, and act. When | | | | law without regard for other people.Setting |
| untreated, mental health disorders can lead | | | | fires.Doing things that can be life |
| to school failure, family conflicts, drug | | | | threatening.Killing animals.Comprehensive |
| abuse, violence, and even suicide. Untreated | | | | Services through Systems of Care Can Help |
| mental health disorders can be very costly to | | | | |
| families, communities, and the health care | | | | Some children diagnosed with severe mental |
| system.In this fact sheet, "Mental Health | | | | health disorders may be eligible for |
| Problems" for children and adolescents refers | | | | comprehensive and community-based services |
| to the range of all diagnosable emotional, | | | | through systems of care. Systems of care help |
| behavioral, and mental disorders. They | | | | children with serious emotional disturbances |
| include depression, attention- deficit | | | | and their families cope with the challenges |
| hyperactivity disorder, and anxiety, conduct, | | | | of difficult mental, emotional, or behavioral |
| and eating disorders. Mental health problems | | | | problems. To learn more about systems of |
| affect one in every five young people at any | | | | care, call the National Mental Health |
| given time. | | | | Information Center at 1-800-789-2647, and |
| | | | request fact sheets on systems of care and |
| "Serious Emotional Disturbances" for | | | | serious emotional disturbances, or visit the |
| children and adolescents refers to the above | | | | Center's web site at the Right Services Is |
| disorders when they severely disrupt daily | | | | CriticalTo find the right services for their |
| functioning in home, school, or community. | | | | children, families can do the following:Get |
| Serious emotional disturbances affect 1 in | | | | accurate information from hotlines, |
| every 10 young people at any given | | | | libraries, or other sources.Seek referrals |
| time.Mental Health Disorders Are More Common | | | | from professionals.Ask questions about |
| in Young People than Many Realize.Studies | | | | treatments and services.Talk to other |
| show that at least one in five children and | | | | families in their communities.Find family |
| adolescents have a mental health disorder. At | | | | network organizations.It is critical that |
| least one in 10, or about 6 million people, | | | | people who are not satisfied with the mental |
| have a serious emotional disturbance.The | | | | health care they receive discuss their |
| Causes Are ComplicatedMental health disorders | | | | concerns with providers, ask for information, |
| in children and adolescents are caused mostly | | | | and seek help from other sources.Important |
| by biology and environment. Examples of | | | | Messages About Child and Adolescent Mental |
| biological causes are genetics, chemical | | | | Health:Every child's mental health is |
| imbalances in the body, or damage to the | | | | important. |
| central nervous system, such as a head | | | | |
| injury. Many environmental factors also put | | | | Many children have mental health problems. |
| young people at risk for developing mental | | | | |
| health disorders. Examples include:Exposure | | | | These problems are real, painful, and can be |
| to environmental toxins, such as high levels | | | | severe. |
| of lead; | | | | |
| | | | Mental health problems can be recognized and |
| Exposure to violence, such as witnessing or | | | | treated. |
| being the victim of physical or sexual abuse, | | | | |
| drive-by shootings, muggings, or other | | | | Caring families and communities working |
| disasters; Stress related to chronic poverty, | | | | together can help. |
| discrimination, or other serious hardships; | | | | |
| and | | | | Information is available; call |
| | | | 1-800-789-2647.This is one of many fact |
| The loss of important people through death, | | | | sheets on children's mental health disorders. |
| divorce, or broken relationships.Signs of | | | | All the fact sheets listed below are written |
| Mental Health Disorders Can Signal a Need for | | | | in an easy-to-read style. Families, |
| HelpChildren and adolescents with mental | | | | caretakers, and media professionals may find |
| health issues need to get help as soon as | | | | them helpful when looking for information |
| possible. A variety of signs may point to | | | | about mental health disorders. For free |
| mental health disorders or serious emotional | | | | copies, call 1-800-789-2647, or visit Much |
| disturbances in children or adolescents. Pay | | | | Love,Arthur Buchanan |
| attention if a child or adolescent you know | | | | |
| has any of these warning signs:A child or | | | | President/CEO |
| adolescent is troubled by feeling:Sad and | | | | |
| hopeless for no reason, and these feelings do | | | | Out of Darkness & Into the Light |
| not go away. Very angry most of the time and | | | | |
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| Extremely fearful or having unexplained | | | | |
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| experiences big changes, such as:Showing | | | | print for recovery in these uncertain times, |
| declining performance in school.Losing | | | | when Mental Illness at a all time high in the |
| interest in things once enjoyed.Experiencing | | | | United States of America, yet if you follow |
| unexplained changes in sleeping or eating | | | | this young mans methods, we assure you of |
| patterns.Avoiding friends or family and | | | | positive results and I QUOTE 'If these |
| wanting to be alone all the time.Daydreaming | | | | methods are followed precisely, their is no |
| too much and not completing tasks.Feeling | | | | way you can't see positive results with |
| life is too hard to handle.Hearing voices | | | | whatever illness you have' -Dr. Herbert Palos |
| that cannot be explained.Experiencing | | | | Detroit, Michigan |
| suicidal thoughts.A child or adolescent | | | | |
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