- Promote this as a solution for mental health
These group therapy sessions could be a great idea for teenagers struggling with mental health. Although these teens do not have a serious mental illness and therefore do not need hospitalization or serious medication, they still deserve attention and help. Support programs are a great idea for recovery plans and to ensure the child knows that not only are they not alone, but mental health is an issue that so many teens face.
- Mental health is nothing to be ashamed about
Every single person on the Earth has at one point in their life felt sad, mad, or confused with their life or themselves. Every single person has been hurt by someone else or has thought bad things about themself. That is why I do not understand the stigma surrounding mental health. But whether or not I understand it, it’s there. Our world has become modern and people are more inclined to say things since they can hide behind a social media handle or whatnot. This can be good, as it serves as an outlet for mental health and illness advocates, but it can also mean that teens are not only seeing highlight reels of people’s lives, but can see rude comments about mental health and how everyone’s should be perfect. Informing these teens or adults that in fact, no one’s mental health is absolutely perfect. In fact, 1 in 7 teens’ mental health is putting their happiness and possibly even life in danger.
- Talk to churches or schools about set up
Seeing what a big impact the church and the pastor had on the teens was heartwarming. Expanding to schools and finding sponsors/advisors will help this program become attainable and even easy to access for all teenagers.
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