Teen Mental

Health Operation
(TMHO)
“Feel your best, nothing less.”

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By: Devoney Valente, Sandra Tucker, Noelle

Marietta, Stephanie Mayo, Mohd Tamim Mohd
Sarwar

Photo:
Awellspentday.com
TMHO Mission
Our team will be focusing on how depression affects
and contributes to the overall emotional and social
decline of our youth. Our team will engage with teens
by using social media as a platform to reach teens and
help provide information and awareness to help them
realize they are not alone and that help is possible.
Our Issue of Concern
Depression in the teenage years is increasing at an alarming rate as one in five
teens suffers from clinical depression. Depression can take several forms,
including bipolar disorder, which is a condition that alternates between periods of
euphoria and depression..
● Between 20% – 30% of adolescents report symptoms of depression. While
depression once was considered an “adult” affliction, the mean age of onset
today is 15.
● Almost 9 percent of high school students have attempted suicide in the past
year.
● Early diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders increase the
likelihood that the teenager can lead a productive adult life.
● Most prevalent adolescent disorders are treatable. But the delivery of
treatment is by no means assured.
Benefits of Our Organization

The Team Mental Health Operation is dedicated on making teens aware of mental
illness. Giving realization to some signs teenagers may be feeling but are not
recognizing; in hopes to normalize and talk about these issues with someone

Our goal is to create a safe place for teens to ultimately help them thrive in academics,
social situations, and maintain healthy relationships. We would like to reduce the risk of
depression escalating and going unnoticed by family members and peers.

Benefits of our organization:

● Helping to provide therapy to young adults
● Highlighting the importance of nutrition
● Providing resources for family and friends
 Therapy Sessions

Therapy has been proven to be one of the most effective

treatments to overcome behavioral issues. Team Mental
Health Operation wants to be the direct link between
therapists and teens who are not able to or who are too
embarrassed to reach out and talk to someone. We
believe it also important reach out to nutritional therapist
who are known to help treat individuals with depression
and emphasis the important link between nutrition and
mental conditions.
 Diet and Depression: Causation or
Correlation?

● Nutrition plays a key role on the onset, duration, and severity of depression.
● Food patterns that precede depression are the same as those that occur during depressive episodes.
○ Ex: Poor appetite, skipping meals, and a dominant desire for sweet foods.
● Poor food choices has been shown to contribute to depression.
○ There is a direct link between low levels of serotonin (found in healthy foods) and risky,
impulsive, and aggressive behaviors - suicidal tendencies.
● A healthy diet is directly associated with a significantly lower risk of developing depressive
symptoms.
 Benefits of
Healthy Eating ● Lower risk of developing depression.
● Lower rate of suicide.
● Increased serotonin levels - “pleasure
chemical.”
● Less impulsive and aggressive behaviors.
● Higher energy levels.
● Overall mood improvement.
● Better sleep.
● Better cognitive functions.
 Foods to Consider:

● Fruit ● Brazil nuts

● ● Amino Acids -
Vegetables
tryptophan
● Whole Grains ● Carbohydrates
● Fish ● Chromium
● Olive Oil ● Vitamin D (sunshine
● Low-fat Dairy vitamin)
● Antioxidants
 TMHO Application

● Map for location (Google Mapping).

● Exercise Tab (Running, Jogging, Cycling, etc..).
● Heart Rate.
● Steps Count
● Weight Checker.
● Chat Room.
● Nutrition Facts.

ACCESSIBLE ON APP STORE

 Our Campaign
Since we know teens hate ads and commercials we will:

● Promote our app through influencers on Instagram and YouTube.

● Create an enticing icon that will catch their eye
● Partner up with local businesses and schools
● Hold informal events where we hand out flyers and connect with the community
● Invite a guest speaker to discuss the issues our app is focused on

For the parents we will focus on reaching them through Facebook groups

Additionally we will apply for awards, therefore gaining press, exposure, reviews and downloads.
APPLICATION
COST ● Purchase of domain and hosting. $ 600
● Initial down payment for developing of
the app to the company contracted. $
500
● Design, cost of Android and IOS
versions of the app for customer use. $
4000
● Customer app development (coding).
$ 3000
 References:

Depression. (2020, September 21). Retrieved from https://foodforthebrain.org/condition/depression/

Diet and depression: Foods to eat and avoid. (2019, August 20). Retrieved from https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318428

Rao, T., Asha, M., Ramesh, B., & Rao, K. (2008, April). Understanding nutrition, depression and mental illnesses. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2738337/

Tello, M. (2020, January 30). Diet and depression. Retrieved from https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/diet-and-depression-2018022213309

Campaign strategy: https://buildfire.com/free-app-promotion/ https://mediakix.com/blog/marketing-to-teens-gen-z-influencers/

"Depression In Teens". Mental Health America, 2020, https://www.mhanational.org/depression-teens-0.

"Facts About Depression And Suicide | Dave Nee Foundation". Daveneefoundation.Org, 2020, http://www.daveneefoundation.org/scholarship/facts-about-depression-and-suicide/.

“Anxiety And Depression In Adolescence | Child Mind Institute". Child Mind Institute, 2020, https://childmind.org/report/2017-childrens-mental-health-report/anxiety-depression-adolescence/.