| Mental Health Is ImportantMental health is how | | | | tasks.Feeling life is too hard to handle.Hearing |
| people think, feel, and act as they face life's | | | | voices that cannot be explained.Experiencing |
| situations. It affects how people handle stress, | | | | suicidal thoughts.A child or adolescent |
| relate to one another, and make decisions. Mental | | | | experiences:Poor concentration and is unable to |
| health influences the ways individuals look at | | | | think straight or make up his or her mind.An |
| themselves, their lives, and others in their lives. | | | | inability to sit still or focus attention. |
| Like physical health, mental health is important at | | | | Worry about being harmed, hurting others, or |
| every stage of life.All aspects of our lives are | | | | doing something "bad".A need to wash, clean |
| affected by our mental health. Caring for and | | | | things, or perform certain routines hundreds of |
| protecting our children is an obligation and is critical | | | | times a day, in order to avoid an unsubstantiated |
| to their daily lives and their independence.Children | | | | danger.Racing thoughts that are almost too fast |
| and Adolescents Can Have Serious Mental Health | | | | to follow. |
| Problems | | | | Persistent nightmares.A child or adolescent |
| Like adults, children and adolescents can have | | | | behaves in ways that cause problems, such |
| mental health disorders that interfere with the | | | | as:Using alcohol or other drugs.Eating large |
| way they think, feel, and act. When untreated, | | | | amounts of food and then purging, or abusing |
| mental health disorders can lead to school failure, | | | | laxatives, to avoid weight gain.Dieting and/or |
| family conflicts, drug abuse, violence, and even | | | | exercising obsessively.Violating the rights of others |
| suicide. Untreated mental health disorders can be | | | | or constantly breaking the law without regard for |
| very costly to families, communities, and the | | | | other people.Setting fires.Doing things that can be |
| health care system.In this fact sheet, "Mental | | | | life threatening.Killing animals.Comprehensive |
| Health Problems" for children and adolescents | | | | Services through Systems of Care Can Help |
| refers to the range of all diagnosable emotional, | | | | Some children diagnosed with severe mental |
| behavioral, and mental disorders. They include | | | | health disorders may be eligible for comprehensive |
| depression, attention- deficit/hyperactivity | | | | and community-based services through systems |
| disorder, and anxiety, conduct, and eating | | | | of care. Systems of care help children with |
| disorders. Mental health problems affect one in | | | | serious emotional disturbances and their families |
| every five young people at any given time. | | | | cope with the challenges of difficult mental, |
| "Serious Emotional Disturbances" for children and | | | | emotional, or behavioral problems. To learn more |
| adolescents refers to the above disorders when | | | | about systems of care, call the National Mental |
| they severely disrupt daily functioning in home, | | | | Health Information Center at 1-800-789-2647, and |
| school, or community. Serious emotional | | | | request fact sheets on systems of care and |
| disturbances affect 1 in every 10 young people at | | | | serious emotional disturbances, or visit the |
| any given time.Mental Health Disorders Are More | | | | Center's web site at the Right Services Is |
| Common in Young People than Many | | | | CriticalTo find the right services for their children, |
| Realize.Studies show that at least one in five | | | | families can do the following:Get accurate |
| children and adolescents have a mental health | | | | information from hotlines, libraries, or other |
| disorder. At least one in 10, or about 6 million | | | | sources.Seek referrals from professionals.Ask |
| people, have a serious emotional disturbance.The | | | | questions about treatments and services.Talk to |
| Causes Are ComplicatedMental health disorders in | | | | other families in their communities.Find family |
| children and adolescents are caused mostly by | | | | network organizations.It is critical that people who |
| biology and environment. Examples of biological | | | | are not satisfied with the mental health care they |
| causes are genetics, chemical imbalances in the | | | | receive discuss their concerns with providers, ask |
| body, or damage to the central nervous system, | | | | for information, and seek help from other |
| such as a head injury. Many environmental factors | | | | sources.Important Messages About Child and |
| also put young people at risk for developing | | | | Adolescent Mental Health:Every child's mental |
| mental health disorders. Examples include:Exposure | | | | health is important. |
| to environmental toxins, such as high levels of | | | | Many children have mental health problems. |
| lead; | | | | These problems are real, painful, and can be |
| Exposure to violence, such as witnessing or being | | | | severe. |
| the victim of physical or sexual abuse, drive-by | | | | Mental health problems can be recognized and |
| shootings, muggings, or other disasters; Stress | | | | treated. |
| related to chronic poverty, discrimination, or other | | | | Caring families and communities working together |
| serious hardships; and | | | | can help. |
| The loss of important people through death, | | | | Information is available; call 1-800-789-2647.This |
| divorce, or broken relationships.Signs of Mental | | | | is one of many fact sheets on children's mental |
| Health Disorders Can Signal a Need for | | | | health disorders. All the fact sheets listed below |
| HelpChildren and adolescents with mental health | | | | are written in an easy-to-read style. Families, |
| issues need to get help as soon as possible. A | | | | caretakers, and media professionals may find |
| variety of signs may point to mental health | | | | them helpful when looking for information about |
| disorders or serious emotional disturbances in | | | | mental health disorders. For free copies, call |
| children or adolescents. Pay attention if a child or | | | | 1-800-789-2647, or visit Much Love,Arthur |
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| his or her mind either is controlled or is out of | | | | Mental Illness at a all time high in the United States |
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| changes, such as:Showing declining performance in | | | | methods, we assure you of positive results and I |
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