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The Mental Health Awareness Club will help teens who feel like they have nowhere to go by giving them a safe space where they can talk about how they’re feeling and participate in fun activities to relieve stress and anxiety.
A 2013 survey by APA found that stress was extremely common among teenagers: 83% of the teens surveyed said school was a significant or somewhat significant source of stress. But academics aren’t the only thing worrying today’s youth. A 2018 APA survey found that young people ages 15 to 21 — Generation Z — report significant stress around social issues in the news, including gun violence and school shootings, rising suicide rates, climate change, treatment of immigrants and sexual harassment. Peers can help buffer stress, but can also be a source of it. Social relationships are especially important in adolescence. Many teens worry about fitting in, their first romantic relationships and peer pressure around substance use and sex.
Mental health is not just limited to depression and anxiety, though that is what most people associate it with. There are so many different types and ranges it
In an unprecedented move Arlington ISD closed all 78 schools and canceled all activities until March 30 in an effort to prevent the possible spread of coronavirus.
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