Mental Health Awareness

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS

With social media, teenage hormones, and a lack of healthy coping skills, many students are feeling sad, with nowhere to go for help.  If you notice these signs and symptoms in yourself or in a friend, please talk to your parents or to your school counselor for guidance on where to seek support. 

Signs and symptoms of depression: 

• Deep sadness and/or hopelessness

• Long-lasting irritability, inappropriate and frequent anger or rage

• Sudden or unusual changes in behavior, personality, appearance

• Withdrawal or isolation from friends, family, or activities

• Major changes in sleeping/eating habits, extreme weight loss/gain

• Marked change in energy, motivation, concentration, anxiety

• Frequent absences from school or a drastic drop in grades

• Increased physical complaints (ie: headaches, stomach-aches, nausea)

• Alcohol, drug abuse, and other self-destructive behaviors

• Thoughts and/or talk of death or suicide, running away

For more information, visit www.redflags.org, www.ohiospf.org, www.mha.ohio.gov (click on Prevention), or www.nimh.nih.gov. 

If you need assistance in finding a professional counselor or therapist, please talk with Mrs. Lipscomb or Mrs. Dale.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255

Crisis Text Line - Text HELLO to 741741