The ABC's of Mental Health Disease

Mental health can take many forms and disorders are of wide range.According to thestatistics provided by NAMI 50% of all mental health disorders will manifestthemselves around the age of 14; 7.7 million of the United States youth aged 6to 17 were affected by a mental health disorder in 2016 and 1 in 6 of themexperiences a mental health condition each year.Depression isconsidered the leading disability worldwide suicide ranks the second leadingcause of death among the population ages 10 to 34 in the United States alone and up to 90% of the people who died by suicide had shown symptoms of a mentalhealth condition revealed by psychological autopsies. These numbers are not tobe taken lightly and they make us wonder how can we help our youth feel safeand in touch with their feelings?Some mental healthissues are more visible than others but we should never assume that people arenot battling internally just because they dont seem to be strugglingoutwardly.Thats what this bookis about: not looking away from what could affect any of us or our loved onesof any age.The more you talkabout it the easier it gets. It is time we all start and normalize our ownconversations surrounding mental health and we must each do our part to createa more caring and supportive environment for future generations to come.