7 videos in 7 days discussing mental illness in children and teenagers

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Children, Teens & Young Adults Mental Health
Tracey Maxfield

#9: What happens when mental illness in children/teenagers is left untreated

According to the World Health Organization: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity. Mental health is an integral part of this definition” (WHO, 2019). Recent statistics reveal that 1 in 5 children/teenagers have a mental disorder/illness, yet

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Mental Health
Tracey Maxfield

Eating Disorders in Children and Teenagers

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTqMql8rQWw[/embedyt] According to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) there are seven types of eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating, pica, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, rumination disorder and eating disorder not elsewhere classified. Anorexia Nervosa (AN) – severe low body weight, intense

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Dementia and Falls

Dementia Aware: what you need to know about falls risk in people with dementia   Falls are a major reason why many older people lose independence and mobility, and people with dementia have twice the risk of falling compared to people without dementia. Falls can result in fractures to limbs

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Shirting Mindsets by Marla Sullivan, Copperas Cove ISD

ATPE News Magazine Winter 2019 | Volume 40 | Issue 2   Shifting Mindsets Over the past few years, a growing concern about mental health in public schools has found its way to the headlines and been featured in many professional publications. Public schools continue to face criticism based on

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