Break the Stigma Around Children's Mental Health

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Published 2017-05-24

It’s not always easy to tell others that your child has challenges managing their thoughts or feelings. And it might not be easy for your child to express that either. Even though it's normal for people of any age to experience these challenges, our culture has told us we need to fear them. In this video, we ask why it is this way and what we can all do to give each other the support we need to get help.

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All Comments (21)

@matthewriffle8959 3 years ago

Pov: you're in health class
@frankr.harrison4495 5 years ago

I don't appreciate that there's such a stigma around mental health issues and speaking openly about them. Great video! Thanks for sharing!
@nathancollyer5533 3 years ago

POV your actually like really stressed but you get yelled at more
@cjtheterrible2238 3 years ago

pov: you are in online / real school
@maketimetotalk 1 year ago

I still find this video so incredibly powerful! Thank you so much for this, I bet it's helped more people than you can possibly imagine.
@leanderinosanto7846 5 years ago

My Mission is to eliminate the stigma associated with depression and suicide by promoting and encouraging not only the diagnosis and treatment of depression among young adults, but also the education of young people, their families, and friends about the disease of depression. A depressed person will observe happy people around him and feel as though it is impossible for him to ever feel that way. A depressed person may feel like they are a burden to others, especially family members or friends. For this reason, they may be reluctant to share their emotional experiences, further isolating themselves. There may be cyclical shifts in mood throughout the day; this can lead people to believe that they are not truly depressed because they feel a bit better at certain times of the day.
@ASMinor 5 years ago

I am an avid #MentalHealthAwareness advocate and performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my YouTube channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates. 💙
@PeaceTreeMeditation 1 year ago

It's really hard to manage your own thoughts. But they are just your own thoughts. They cannot do any more harm than you let them. You are your best #MentalHealth advocate and I hope peace can reach you soon if you are struggling.
@user-ik3mg9ud4r 3 years ago

Let's breakdown the barriers and eliminate the stigma people 🙏❤️
@HighHeels95 5 years ago

Low key teared up watching this. I agree with this video 100%
@ayuflorensa6436 4 years ago

Thank you.
@poisoned1580 5 years ago

I watched this at my school yesterday
@AjayVerma-um3oq 5 years ago

Thanks for information
@chronicalist2705 5 years ago

I am sitting here, and I feel my mental health coming... I can feel the rage and anger... What brings this is the way my life is I guess, I just want to die but no one will let me.
@13Rats 2 years ago

Quality video! I agree mental health is extremely important! There should be mental health education in schools to help kids better understand things like tough emotions, common disabilities, abuse. This would help to lessen the amount of ableism in general society as well as help kids experiencing abuse to report it to a trusted adult, and even lessen the amount of depression within the teenage population once teenagers report what they're going through more often.
@didptsdunder1roof501 4 years ago

BREAK THE STIGMA!!! Thanks for sharing. It makes me sick,,,,,,
@virtualfitnesstv 4 years ago

This is a wakeup call regarding health information. Great job.
@claudiaperez5068 4 years ago

I am a Promoter for community health services and there's lots of people with such mental health issues. Great video! I know people will appreciate and benefit from it.
@owlvisiontarot5170 2 years ago

Love this... simple but powerful #breakthestigma
@TheNurseDoc 4 years ago

The problem with society is that they treat a person with mental health issues as if they are "sick". The truth is we all deal with something others just deal with it a lot harder than others. Please encourage and build up others who deal with mental health issues rather than treating patients with mental health as "the help".