Welcome Cary Academy Parents

Parent-Connect 2008-2009

Topic: Depression and Mental Health
Special Focus: Happiness and Moods
Live Session: May 4, 2009, from 8:00-9:00PM, EST

1 in 6 high school students nationwide had seriously considered attempting suicide during the past year according to recent data. What can we as parents do to help make sure our children are happy, or are teenagers just hardwired to be moody? Our experts inform you about the latest findings on what makes people happy--especially our teens. They discuss the biological, physiological, psychological, neurological, and chemical causes of happiness. Also detailed are important mental health factors that parents should pay attention to before their children leave home for boarding school or head off to college.

Recording From: December 3rd, 2007

In 2005 16.9% of high CA students nationwide had seriously considered attempting suicide during the past year. Preventing the tragedy of suicide takes intervention from family, educators, and friends. Our session provides participants with current research and trends regarding depression and suicide. Our expert panelists review practical ways that parents and educators can work together to identify risks and their resolutions. Also detailed are important mental health factors that parents should pay attention to before their children leave home for boarding CA, head off to college or simply move out.

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National Resources

For Support

For More Information

• Active Minds, www.activemindsoncampus.org. The nation's only grassroots organization dedicated to the mental health of college students. It serves as the young adult voice in mental health advocacy on campuses nationwide.
• Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP), www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Psychiatry/moods/adap. The mission of the ADAP program is to develop a nationally available school-based curriculum to educate high school students, teachers, and parents about teenage depression.
• Behind Happy Faces: Taking Charge of Your Mental Health, by Ross Szabo and Melanie Hall. Examines stigma and provides the tools to address problems and move forward. Uses anecdotes, real-life examples, statistics, and rapidly moving narrative to reach people facing these complex issues.
• Help Guide.org, www.helpguide.org. A trusted non-profit resource for mental health issues. Help Guide’s mission is to empower you and your loved ones to understand, prevent, and resolve health challenges.
• The Jed Foundation, www.jedfoundation.com. The leading organization focusing exclusively on college student mental health and suicide prevention.
• The National Mental Health Awareness Campaign, www.nostigma.org. A nationwide nonpartisan public education campaign that was launched as part of the 1999 White House Conference on Mental Health. Dedicated to battling the stigma, shame, and myths surrounding mental disorders that prevent so many people from getting the help they need.
• Raising an Optimistic Child, www.raisinganoptimisticchild.com, by Bob Murray, Ph. D. and Alicia Fortinberry. The most precious gift you can give your child isn't a generous trust fund or a five-star education; it's the resiliency and unwavering sense of optimism that allows a person to thrive no matter what challenges life sends their way.

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