The Importance Of Mental Health

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Why does the behavior of teens get to such an outrageous point but goes ignored and unquestioned ? “About one in five teens in the United States suffer from a mental disorder severe enough to impact their daily lives either at those exact moments or at a point in their lives..” “(Staff).” A small group of teens could be going through their everyday lives and one of them is more than likely to have a mental health issue and will never receive treatment or help for it. Progress in school declines more when teens become depressed which result in suicide. Although the instability of teenage mental health can cause a lack of self-motivation, behavioral issues, and suicide; it has yet to be seriously addressed in the United States. Almost every teenager does outrageous and rebellious things in their youth Sept. 2011. Web. 12 Nov. 2014. Jayson, Sharon. "Teens Feeling Stressed, and Many Not Managing It Well." USA Today. Gannett, 11 Feb. 2014. Web. 02 Nov. 2014. Levine, Bruce E. "How Teenage Rebellion Has Become a Mental Illness." Health & Wellness (2008): 1-2. AlterNet. Health & Wellness, 28 Jan. 2008. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. "Mental Health: Conduct Disorder." WebMD. WebMD. Web. 30 Oct. 2014. "Mental Health Statistics." Mental Health Statistics. Web. 27 Oct. 2014. "The Office of Adolescent Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services." Office of Adolescent Health. Web. 28 Oct. 2014. Staff, MyHealthNewsDaily. "In US, 1 in 5 Teens Have Serious Mental Disorder." LiveScience. TechMedia Network, 13 Oct. 2010. Web. 30 Oct. 2014. "Teen Health." Teen Suicide Risk Factors and Prevention. Roy Benaroch, MD, Feb. 2012. Web. 27 Oct. 2014. "Teenage Brains Are Malleable And Vulnerable, Researchers Say." NPR. NPR. Web. 04 Dec. 2014. "Teens." Home. Web. 27 Oct. 2014. "Two-thirds of US Teens with Mental Health Problems Get Counseling." Fox News. FOX News Network, 28 Aug. 2014. Web. 30 Oct.

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