What To Do If Your Teen Is Struggling With Their Mental Health
| IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEWPORT ACADEMY | | You're not just imagining it: According to a meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 25.2% children and adolescents globally experienced elevated depression symptoms during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and 20.5% experienced clinically elevated anxiety symptoms — up from pre-pandemic numbers of 11.6% and 12.9%, respectively. And even prior to COVID-19 in 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that more than one third of high school students had experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness — both of which can sometimes be symptoms in other common mental health disorders in adolescents.
If you're concerned about your teen's mental health, a good place to start is with their healthcare provider. They can do an initial assessment, see if further referrals are necessary, and help put a treatment plan in place if warranted. Newport Academy teen treatment program offers several levels of care for teens struggling with mental health issues, and we talked to one of their experts to help you learn about what to do if your teen is struggling with their mental health. | | View this email in your browser
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