Mental Health & Wellness

From International Association for Suicide Prevention

If you’re struggling, it’s okay to share your feelings. To start, you could copy one of these pre-written messages and send it to a trusted contact.

Reach Out

When you get a chance can you contact me? I feel really alone and suicidal, and could use some support.

Contact a Loved One

I don’t want to die, but I don't know how to live. Talking with you may help me feel safe. Are you free to talk?

Express Feelings

This is really hard for me to say but I’m having painful thoughts and it might help to talk. Are you free?

Check - In

I’m struggling right now and just need to talk to someone — can we chat?

Mental Health, and Mental Illness, and Mental Wellness.

Wellness Helps + Awareness

The Teen Brain: 7 Things to Know

Suicide Prevention + Awareness

988 Lifeline (Need to Talk - There Here to Help)

Social Media + Youth

Do you think social media has an overall postitive or negative influence on a young person's mental health? ---On the plus side, when surveyed, teens report that they feel connected with their peers + society. Social media can promote feelings of belonging, especially in teens with specific interests that are shared by peers at school. Social media can provide access to help + support for teens experiencing thoughts of suicide.Social media can strengthen the bonds teens have with existing friends and help them form new friendships online, which reduces social isolation + loneliness. These factors can directly and indirectly improve mental health. ---On the downside, social media can increase exposure to cyberbullying. In face, one in six American high school students experiences cyberbullying. Teens report they experienced increased feelings of envy, inadquecy, and lower life satisfaction while using social media. Social media can increase the pressure young people to contantly show themselves in the best light and can increase comparison between peersSocial media and use of devices can impact sleep + distract from daily activities. These factors can directly and indirectly impact mental health.

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