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Teen Mental Health

This document provides information on signs of suicide and mental health resources for teens. It lists potential signs of suicide such as making suicidal statements, giving away belongings, withdrawing from friends and family, and taking risks. It also lists common teen mental health issues like depression, anxiety, panic attacks, eating disorders, and provides some typical signs and symptoms of each. At the bottom it provides contact information for several local mental health organizations and resources.

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Teen Mental Health

This document provides information on signs of suicide and mental health resources for teens. It lists potential signs of suicide such as making suicidal statements, giving away belongings, withdrawing from friends and family, and taking risks. It also lists common teen mental health issues like depression, anxiety, panic attacks, eating disorders, and provides some typical signs and symptoms of each. At the bottom it provides contact information for several local mental health organizations and resources.

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SIGNS OF SUICIDE?

Making suicidal statements


WHO CAN I CONTACT?
Being preoccupied with death in
Bloomsburg Psychological Center
conversation, writing, or drawing
816 Central Rd.
Giving away belongings
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Withdrawing from friends and (570)-387-1832
family Community Services Group, Bloomsburg
Having aggressive or hostile
1119 Old Berwick Rd. TEEN
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
behavior (877) 907-7970
Neglecting personal appearance New Hope Psychological Services
140 Market St.
Running away from home
Bloomsburg, PA 17815 MENTAL
Risk-taking behavior, such as (570) 389-1249
reckless driving or being sexually Willow Tree Wellness & Counseling, LLC
promiscuous 3248 Old Berwick Rd.
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
A change in personality (such as (570) 317-2999 HEALTH
from upbeat to quiet). Caldwell Family Counseling, LLC
457 Ridge St. It's okay to not be okay.
No sign is a small sign! Bloomsburg, PA 17815
If you or someone you know is at
(570) 356-2206
Dr. Tawnya Meadows, PHD
risk of suicide please call: Geisinger Bloomsburg
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
6850 Lowe Road, Suite 328
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
(800-273-8255) (800)-275-6401
or

For Immediate Help Call: 911


EATING DISORDERS

Anorexia Nervosa?
COMMON TEEN MENTAL
DEPRESSION An eating disorder in which individuals eat
very little with the intention to lose weight
HEALTH ISSUES? Major Depressive Disorder?
because of an overwhelming fear of looking
Consists of a depressive episode that lasts
fat, as well as gaining weight. These people
more than two weeks
have a distorted perception of their own
ANXIETY
Persistent Depressive Disorder? body image and can see themselves as fat
Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Also known as Dysthymia, consists of an even if they are extremely thin
Excessive worry and guilt that
individual experiencing a depressive mood
negatively impacts a persons for most days throughout a year
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS?
normal daily life and the choices
Heavy and serious restrictions
Panic Attacks?
they make
around how much food and what
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF A
Intense feeling of anxiety for no foods are consumed

DEPRESSIVE EPISODE & Obsession over calorie intake and


obvious reasoning and includes
food in general
physical symptoms: shortness of breath,
DEPRESSION? Excessive exercise, fasting, as well
rapid and pounding heartbeat, as using other methods of weight

dizziness, as well as tingling or Feelings of sudden anger, frustration, lost such as laxatives or diuretics

numbing feelings irritability, sadness, and hopelessness for Bulimia?


Social Phobia? An eating disorder where an
no reason at all or over small situations
An overwhelming and aggressive individual persistently partakes in two
Feeling overwhelming guilty or worthless different acts, binging and purging.
fear because of everyday social
including, obsessing over past negative Binging: Overeating because there is
situations
no feeling of control to stop. Purging:
experiences and decisions
Forcing oneself to vomit to
Decrease in desire for daily activities and
compensate for the food the person
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS? even ones the person once enjoyed most has binged

Noticeable slowing of movements,


SIGNS & SYMPTOMS?
Emotional Changes
thinking, and communication, as well as
Social Changes Using other weight lost methods such
decrease in ability to focus, make rational
as laxatives and diuretics, as well as
Physical Changes
choices and can negatively effect memory excessive exercise and fasting
Sleeping too little or too
Sleeping too much or too little, as well as Excessive eating during a set time
much
an overall fatigue making even easy tasks period 3.Increased and over
Poor School Performance
very difficult analyzation of their own body shape
Panic Attacks
and weight
Persistent thoughts of suicide, suicide

plans, suicide attempts, and overall


Disordered Eating?
consistent thoughts of death
Many of these individuals present the

many of the same signs and

symptoms of those diagnosed with a

definitive eating disorder, BUT these

symptoms are not narrow enough to

meet the criteria for a specified

eating disorder.

THERE IS STILL HELP FOR YOU!

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