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Improving Teen Mental Health
Presentation for Newark High School
Teachers & Staff
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TODAY’S PRESENTATION
Treatment
Steps to take
Warning signs
Normal teen development
Types of mental health problems
Referral process
Talking to parents
Managing the Classroom
State of the problem
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Newark High School
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No help =
PainSufferingFailing
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At least 1 in 5 children and adolescents has a mental health disorder
1 in 10 has a serious disorder
90% of people who develop a mental disorder show warning signs during their teen years
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HELP = Better academic achievement
Less substance abuse
Improved chances for their future
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Everyone Can Make a Difference
Every Adult
SchoolStaff
Parents
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Teachers’ Critical Role
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Influential
On the Front Lines
Overburdened
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NOTICE TALK ACT
Steps Teachers Can Take
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Angry or aggressivebehaviors
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Poorconcentration
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Increasedtardiness or
absences
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WithdrawnWithdrawn
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Anxious
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Typical?
Troubled?
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•Complex period of rapid change, transition
•Challenges: fitting in, defining identity, competing demands (school, home)
• Sometimes - other home issues (divorce, violence or substance abuse)
Bottom line: May display alterations of mood, distressing thoughts, anxiety, and impulsive behavior.
TypicalTeens
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• Experiencing more than normal developmental challenges, inability to form healthy relationships
• Without treatment, more likely to have serious problems:
• Academic• Relationships• Employment
TroubledTeens
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+ environment
What causes mental
health disorders?biology
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As you NOTICE signs, ask yourself, are they:
• FREQUENT ?– (e.g., student is quiet, withdrawn over multiple
days/weeks)
• EXTREME ?– (e.g., violent outburst, aggressive behavior)
If either:
• TALK with student • ACT by communicating what you’ve seen/heard with school
MH staff
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Mood disorders
Anxiety disorders
Psychotic disorders
Behavioral/disruptive disorders
Teen Mental Health Disorders
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CLINICAL DEPRESSION
•Deep despair, sadness, crying
•1 in 13 teens experience symptoms
BIPOLAR DISORDER
•Extreme changes from happy to sad
•1 in 100 teens have it
•Hard to diagnose, looks like depression
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ANXIETY DISORDERS
•Overwhelming fear with no cause
•Risk is greater with family history
EATING DISORDERS
•Unrealistic thoughts about weight
•1 in 20 teens suffer; 90% females
•Untreated it can result in hospitalization or death
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SCHIZOPHRENIA
•Strange thoughts, unusual behaviors
•High functioning, then big decline
•Distrustful, no longer social, voices
ADHD
•Problems paying attention
•Can seriously impact ability to learn
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OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER
•Stubborn, argumentative, hostile
•Major distraction in the classroomCONDUCT DISORDER
•Verbal/physical aggression
•Junior sociopaths
•End up in detention centers
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Marked change in school
performance
Inability to cope
Physicalcomplaints
Sexualacting out
Depression
Abuse ofalcohol/drugs
Intense fear of becoming
obese Nightmares
Threat to harm self or others
Self-injury/ Cutting
Frequentoutbursts
Threats torun away
Aggression
Unusualbehavior
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Psychiatrists Psychologists
Mental HealthCounselors
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Psychiatrists Psychologists
Mental HealthCounselors
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School Mental Health Professionals
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EFFECTIVE TREATMENT
Therapy, Medication– Sometimes combination works best
No “silver bullet” or quick fix – timeframe depends on:
– Severity of disorder– Temperament of child– Family & school support
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MEDICATION • Used to:
– Improve daily functioning– Prevent serious
symptoms– Enable therapy to be
more effective
• Must be used appropriately and only under care of psychiatrist or other physician
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Effective Mental Health Treatment
Cognitive Behavior
Therapy (CBT)
Family Therapy
Group Therapy
THERAPY
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TEACHER talks to student or parent
TEACHER identifies a cause for concern in a student
Teachers notify Wellness Center Staff
PROCESS AT
NEWARK HIGH
SCHOOL
Wellness Center handles problem or
Wellness Center makes referral to Community
Resources
If problem is identified as a behavior/conduct
problem, student is sent
to ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL or ADVISOR.
PSYCHOLOGIST PSYCHIATRIST SOCIALWORKER
SOCIAL SERVICES
School Psychologist, School Social
Worker or Interventionist
CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER
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External Referral Process
When help is needed beyond our school...
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Managing Disorders in the Classroom
Follow good classroom management principles
Communicate with others
Take care of yourself
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Talking with Parents
Start early
Stick together
Be positive and have perspective
Observablebehaviors
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NOTICE TALK ACT
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Changing a Life’s Course
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More Resources for You
• www.healthyminds.org – (American Psychiatric Association)
• Other Resources– www.aacap.org (American Academy of
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
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