How

Mental Health
Affects
Teenagers
Max, Haena, Declan, and Claire 

What is Mental
Health?
Mental health refers to the
emotional, behavioral and overall
well-being of a human being.
Mental illnesses are described
as changes in the mind, thoughts
and feelings that are strong
enough to affect average day to
day functioning

Mental Illness vs.
Mental Health
One in five people in Canada will
experience a mental health problem or
illness in any given year. 

Different Disorders
- Anxiety disorders - OCD, panic
disorders, or different phobias.

- Mood disorders - Depression,
bipolar

- Personality disorders

- Post traumatic stress disorder

- Psychotic disorders - schizophrenia

Facts and
Statistics
7 facts and statistics on mental
health and illness

Social Life
1. Anxiety and
depression

2. Extreme emotional up
and downs

3. Delusions

 What is Socialization?
- How people live in a community 

- How people form their individualities

- How people function as a group
member



Problems with mental health can 

interfere with this process and take
away important opportunities needed for
a healthy social life.

 Anxiety and Depression
Symptoms:

- Feelings of loneliness

- Excessive crying

- Perfectionism

- Feeling unloved

- Paranoia

- Guilt



Overall creates worrying symptoms. 



Anxiety and Depression make it incredibly challenging to trust
others and make it easier to break any hard-made connection.



Extreme Emotional Up and Downs
Symptoms:

- Increased irritability

- Anger

- Increased sensitivity



This leads to negative relationships that often lead to failure
and this can cause low self esteem.



The emotional instability can cause people in the
relationship to feel distant and on edge around the person
with the illness. 

 Delusions
Symptoms:

- Overthinking

- Unnecessary interpretations

- Treating others based on incorrect conclusions



One of the basic conditions for relationships and socialization
is the ability to empathize. People who cannot empathize will
have completely different thoughts and attitudes. This
contradiction makes it difficult to be together as a community
member

People with poor mental health can can
quickly become socially isolated
because of persistent negative
emotions.
 How Does Mental Health Affect
School Performance
Study Done on College Students 


- Suggests that depression can lower GPA


- Anxiety can amplify the effects 


Of the students included in the study,


- 30% reported stress


- 22% reported anxiety

- 20% reported sleep difficulties

- 14% reported depression

Study Done on 1700 Children Throughout Their
Life from ages 3-20
- Behavioral problems seen at age 3 were linked to poorer
school performance at age 12

- The same was seen for issues developed around age 12
into adulthood

- There were no links found between good performance at
age 12 and poor mental health at age 20

 What Does This
Tell Us?
These studies show us that


- Mental health issues can be developed at a very young age


- You can become mentally ill later in life

- Mental health issues cause poorer educational performance

- A high percentage of people report that they feel they have
or have been diagnosed with a mental illness by the time
they reach post-secondary education

 Physical effects of poor mental health:

Affects mood, memory Self-harm and

and health suicidal actions



Long-term effects on
Underweight or
the body
overweight
Good mental health...

- Lowers chronic stress


- Reduces in anxiety


- Boosts self-esteem


- Improves relationships




Ways to Improve our
Mental Health:
Physical


exercise:

- Reduces anxiety

- Enhances self-esteem 

- Allows you to meet others in
a positive environment


Take control of stress:


- Learn relaxation
techniques
- Set realistic goals
- Visualization
- Talk about it
Signs someone may be struggling
with mental health:
- Feeling helpless and hopeless

- Pulling away from people

- Stopped their usual activities 

- Physical pain 

- Being aggressive

- Anxious of their body

- Smoking, drinking or using drugs
more than usual

- Mood swings



Support
School:
 Community:


- Teachers, guidance counsellor, - Crisis Services of Waterloo

social worker (Ms. Buchanan) 
 Region: 519-744-1813 or
1-844-437-3247

Others:

- Front Door: 519-749-2932 

- KIDS HELP PHONE –
1-800-668-6868
 - KW Counselling: 519
884-0000

- DISTRESS LINE –
519-745-1166 or 519-795-9905
 - Suicide prevention: call the
crisis line, 1-800-273-8255
- YOUTH HELP PHONE –
519-745-9909

Thanks!
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