As a helping heart for our communities, we share tips through our blog on managing mental health struggles and connecting with disability services.
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Program trains school staff to notice, talk and act to make a positive difference in kids’ mental health
This program equips staff in any role at the school to know what to do if they see a normally cheerful child become quiet, unhappy and isolated. Most educational institutions have a school counselor who helps teach students about emotions, may address behavioral concerns and advises kids and families on mental health related topics. But schools likely only have one counselor, and while Heart of Iowa Community Services (HICS) can help train other educators on mental health tactics, students interact with a variety of staff members throughout their time at school.
09.18.2024
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What should you do when your child has mental health issues?
By and large, parents and caregivers want the best for their children and will do whatever they can to protect their child from hardship. So when a kid’s mental health is suffering, it can be tumultuous for the whole family.
It can be difficult to know what to do or how to seek help when your child is experiencing mental health issues. It can be easy to pore through children’s mental health articles and a child mental disorders list to attempt to diagnose your loved one on your own. While you’re likely urgently searching for a way to help, you may inadvertently be causing harm.
09.18.2024
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What percentage of youth ages 9 to 17 years old have a major mental disorder?
Preteens and teens have a lot to contend with. They’re likely going through a lot of physical changes, learning more about themselves, wanting to branch out and exert their will, becoming more aware of social situations, feeling pressure academically or in extracurriculars, and more.
Add a kid’s mental health struggles to the mix, and that’s a difficult load to manage. And even if a child or teen doesn’t have a preexisting mental health condition, all of those pressures may contribute to a mental health disorder.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mental health statistics in youth indicate that America is experiencing a child and teenage mental health crisis, which has worsened from 2011 to 2021, according to the most recent CDC report.
09.18.2024
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What are the CDC statistics for mental health in children?
Mental health is critical for children as they reach developmental and emotional milestones and learn healthy social skills and how to cope with problems. Mental health disorders among children are described as serous changes in the way they learn, behave, or handle distressing emotions and problems.
09.18.2024
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What percentage of children suffer from mental health conditions?
Does it seem like you’re hearing more and more about kids’ mental health on the news, from schools, or in conversations with family or friends? That’s not surprising.
Children and adolescents in our communities are experiencing a mental health crisis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mental health statistics for youth. In fact, kids’ mental health has worsened significantly in the last two decades, the 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report notes.
But to examine why mental health for kids and teens is worsening, we have to first understand what it is.
09.16.2024
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What are the 5 most common mental disorders in children?
Children have a critical need for good mental health as they reach developmental and emotional milestones, gain social skills, and learn how to deal with life’s problems. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes mental disorders among children as changes in the way they behave, learn, or handle emotional trauma or strong emotions. Mentally healthy children function well in their homes, their learning environment and their community and display a positive quality of life.
09.11.2024
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What is perceived to be the hardest mental illness to live with?
Mental health struggles among America’s youth are not uncommon. One crucial statistic to know about kids’ mental health is that about 20%, or 1 in 5, youth in America are living with a mental health condition, according to CDC data.
The child mental disorders list encompasses mental health struggles that can affect youth for a short period of time and mental health conditions that a child or individual may experience for the majority of their life.
09.11.2024
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How to transition back to school
Nearly 10% of kids and teens ages 3 to 17 in America are diagnosed with anxiety. Significant changes in daily life can cause anxiety symptoms for kids who regularly struggle with this mental health condition — and even those who aren’t diagnosed with it.
08.05.2024