What is Mental Health?

Mental health is our emotional and social well-being. It mostly affects how we think, feel, and act. Mental Health focuses on our emotions or how we feel. Mental Health problems are usually seen in young adults and teenagers.

What are the effects of Mental Health Problems?

Lack of studies in school

Depression

Anxiety

Suicide

Mental Disorders

Lack of Confidence

Negative self-esteem

Social Isolation

Why is it important?

“Approximately a quarter of children ages 14 to 17 reported experiencing moderate to severe depressive symptoms in the fall, up from 13% in 2018, according to research by Common Sense Media.” -Jill Tucker (San Francisco Chronicle)

Jane Chandler (Senior Director of Mental health youth services bureau at Urban Services YMCA) said " More than 70% of the 525 students at across SSFUSD campus were experiencing depression and about 75% are experiencing anxiety, both rates that surpass statistics from previous years"

"Youth are just flooded with a ton of information on the media and I think kids are absorbing that information and resolve it in a bunch of different ways.” Jane Chandler.

What To Do If You Are Suffering From Mental Health Problems

Surround Yourself With Good People

See your school therapy or your counselor.

Seek the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-TALK (8255)

Call The California Parent and Youth Helpline: 877-427-2736

Call The San Francisco Crisis Hotline: (415) 781-0500.

Talk to love ones or people you can trust.

Why We Chose This Topic

We picked this topic because it is a well known problem in schools and because it resonates with me. Many students have experienced mental health problems including me. I have suffered from stress and depression so this topic is very important to me. We hope we can spread awareness of this issue to others to help them realize just how big of a problem this is. Thank You