By Madison Lange and Kristina Johnson We’re Madison Lange and Kristina Johnson, and we’re doing a STAR event project on informing youth about mental health through FCCLA. The “S-T-A-R” in “STAR event” stands for Students Taking Action with Recognition. Being in a star event challenges students to take action in your area. FCCLA stands for the family, career and community leaders of America. FCCLA is a great way to help you get ready for your future career and challenge yourself to be a leader while getting to do fun volunteering projects and meet new people in your area by going to regional FCCLA meetings. Mrs. Kreger is the advisor for FCCLA, so if you have any interest in joining you can speak to her.
A mental illness is a health condition that involves changes in emotion, thinking or behavior. Mental illnesses are health conditions and are very common. They’re just like diabetes or heart disease. They can become a problem if they are left untreated. Suicide is the third leading cause of death in ages 10-24. 90 percent of those who died by suicide had an underlying mental illness. 50 percent of long term mental illnesses begin by the age of 14. Some warning signs of mental illnesses are changes in sleeping habits, like insomnia, mood swings, thinking about suicide, prolonged feelings of anger, problems concentrating, changes in eating habits, like eating too much or too little, substance abuse, like drinking alcohol, headaches, stomachaches, changes in how you perform in school, excessive worrying about otherwise small things, feeling really sad, having uncontrollable feelings of euphoria, difficulty perceiving reality, and unexpected weight loss. If you are experiencing these signs or think you have a mental illness, please consider getting help. You can see Mrs. Hartl or Mrs. Korf. If you don’t want to talk to someone face to face, you can text “MN” to 741741. This can be for any painful emotion you are feeling and it is confidential. You will be connected to a trained counselor.
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