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The document discusses mental health, defining it as a state of well-being that allows individuals to cope with life's stresses. It highlights that 20% of adolescents may experience mental health issues annually, with 50% of problems established by age 14. Additionally, it notes a significant increase in emergency department visits related to mental disorders and substance use in the U.S. from 2006 to 2014.

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Health Ed

The document discusses mental health, defining it as a state of well-being that allows individuals to cope with life's stresses. It highlights that 20% of adolescents may experience mental health issues annually, with 50% of problems established by age 14. Additionally, it notes a significant increase in emergency department visits related to mental disorders and substance use in the U.S. from 2006 to 2014.

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Health Ed

Mental Health
By: Ne’Vaeh Paul and Alaziah Trice
Definitions:
Mental: relating to the mind.

Health: the state of being free from illness or injury.

adolescents: any person between ages 10 and 19

Mental Health: Mental health is a state of mental well-being that


enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities,
learn well and work well.
Age of kids
who have
mental health
Ages of kids who have
mental health
Affection (97.0%), resilience (87.9%), positivity
3-5 (98.7%) and curiosity (93.9%)
Curiosity (93.0%), persistence (84.2%), and self-
6 - 11
control (73.8%)
12 - 17 Curiosity (86.5 %), persistence (84.7%), and self-
control (79.8%)
What age do
symptoms
typically start to
show
What age do symptoms
typically start to show
20% of adolescents may experience a mental
Any Age
health problem in any given year.
50% of mental health problems are established
Age 14
by age 14
50% of mental health problems are
Age 24
established by age 14
How does mental
health connect
to our class
How does mental health
connect to Health Ed?
Emergency department visits in the U.S. is related to a
mental disorder and/or substance use issue. What's more,
ED visits related to mental health and substance-use
issues increased more than 44% between 2006 and 2014,
the last year for which data is available, with suicidal
ideation visits growing by nearly 415%.
Links

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cdc.gov/child https://www.cd
cbi.nlm.nih.go
rensmentalh c.gov/childrens
v/pmc/articles
mentalhealth/d
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ata.html
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Thank
you!

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