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Mentalhealth.gov Mental health relates to our emotional,
psychological, and social well-being. It affects
how we think, feel, and act.
The NHS Many parents and carers find teenage behaviour Because I can show parents
20/11/2020 difficult to understand or challenging to cope what to look for with regards to
with. teenager’s behaviours in order
Continuous low mood or sadness to understand what their
Frequent tearfulness feeling. As it’s hard to simply
voicing/showing feelings of hopelessness and express these things as a teen.
helplessness
Being irritable and intolerant of others
Little or no enjoyment of things that were once
interesting to them
Increasing social isolation
Disturbed sleep patterns (for example, problems
going to sleep and/or waking throughout the
night)

Its beneficial to a teens mental health if the

parents/carers make it clear that they have
support for them.
Helpful Organisations: Family Lives, Young
Minds, Relate, Frank
The WHO Half of all mental health conditions start by 14 This can be useful as it is
20/11/2020 years of age but most cases are undetected and important for parents to
untreated. identify the mental health of
The consequences of not addressing adolescent young people from early.
mental health conditions extend to adulthood,
impairing both physical and mental health and
limiting opportunities to lead fulfilling lives as
adults.
Mentalhealth.org.uk Most mental health symptoms have traditionally This could help teens to identify
been divided into groups called either ‘neurotic’ differentiate between an
or ‘psychotic’ symptoms. ‘Neurotic’ covers those understand that there are
symptoms which can be regarded as severe different problems that affect
forms of ‘normal’ emotional experiences such as people in different ways. They
depression, anxiety or panic. Conditions formerly should learn to accept and work
referred to as ‘neuroses’ are now more around it.
frequently called ‘common mental health
problems.’
Anxiety and depression are the most common
problems, with around 1 in 10 people affected at
 any one time.
Between one and two in every 100 people
experience a severe mental illness, such as bi-
polar disorder or schizophrenia, and have
periods when they lose touch with reality.
People affected may hear voices, see things no
one else sees, hold unusual or irrational beliefs,
feel unrealistically powerful, or read particular
meanings into everyday events.
no two people behave in exactly the same way
when they are unwell.
Many people who live with a mental health
problem or are developing one try to keep their
feelings hidden because they are afraid of other
people’s reactions. And many people feel
troubled without having a diagnosed, or
diagnosable, mental health problem - although
that doesn’t mean they aren’t struggling to cope
with daily life.
Youngminds.org.uk Medication
Not all medication works for every person.
Many medications take some time to start
working and longer to reach their full potential.
All medications have side effects – but not
everyone gets them, and each person is affected
differently.

Different people have different ways of deciding

whether a medication is right for them.

Some like to do what their doctor tells them

without question.
Some like to ask their doctor lots of questions
about the possible benefits and side effects.
Some like to research the medication, either by
looking at the information in the box or by
visiting websites like this one.