Senior Mental Health Awareness
In Year 11 PDHPE the cohort is looking at youth health issues. A key issue is Mental Health and Chegutdit Deng gave her presentation to the senior campus. This was to raise awareness about mental health, how 1 in 4 people are affected and to speak out if you need to. There many issues faced by our youth of today but none bigger than the issue of mental health.
The definition of mental health is:
"a state of well-being in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community"
Mental health problems affect young people’s psychological growth and development, health-care needs, educational and occupational attainment, and involvement with the justice system. Mental health issues affect young people at a higher rate than any demographic in Australia. Over 75% of mental health issues occur before the age of 25 - sourced from Beyond Blue.
- Experiencing mental health issues is nothing to be ashamed of.
- Mental health issues can occur from things such as being overstressed with everyday tasks
- There are many resources available to help young people to deal with mental health issues
Speak up:
- Speak up when things are getting rough
- Staying silent will only make things worse
- Speaking up will help you to get better as you are provided with ways to cope and deal with the issues
Let's look after each other in what is a volatile time in life called adolescence.
Mr Gillolgy
Leader of Learning Wellbeing Year 12