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