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>>> IT IS NO SECRET THAT THE TEENAGE YEARS ARE TOUGH AND
GETTING TOUGHER.
GETTING TOUGHER. THE RATE OF ANXIETY AND
DEPRESSION AMONG TEENAGERS HAS
CLIMBED DRAMATICALLY.
CLIMBED DRAMATICALLY. >> IT IS ACTUALLY UP
DRAMATICALLY OVER A FIVE-YEAR
PERIOD.
PERIOD.
PERIOD. WE ARE WRAPPING UP OUR SERIES,
BE MINDFUL AND WHAT IS DRIVING
THAT INCREASE.
THAT INCREASE. >> CRIMSON JORDAN, A RECENT
GRADUATE IS GER TO START A
NEW LIFE, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE
TEENAGE YEARS.
TEENAGE YEARS. >> I WAS LOCKING MYSELF IN MY
ROOM AND THE LIGHTS WERE ALWAYS
OUT AND I WASN'T TALKING TO
ANYONE.
ANYONE.
ANYONE. MY DEPRESSION REALLY STARTED
WHEN THE PEOPLE THAT I LOVE THE
MOST ARE NOT TREATING ME LIKE I
WAS A VALID HUMAN BEING.
>> HE SOUGHT COUNSELING AND
HELP AT THE MANTRA CENTER. HE
BEGAN TRANSGENDER RING INTO A
MALE.
MALE.
MALE. >>
MALE. >> THEY SAID, YOU CAN'T JUST
TAKE THESE.
TAKE THESE. YOU HAVE TO GO TO THERAPY AND
YOU HAVE TO SOCIALIZE.
YOU HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR ROOM AND
YOU HAVE TO EAT.
>> 30% OF YOUTH HAVE DEPRESSIVE
SYMPTOMS THAT CAN COMPROMISE
THEIR LIFE AND THAT RATE HAS
CLIMBED DRAMATICALLY IN RECENT
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. >>
YEARS. >> WE HAVE IT IN OUR FACES
CONSTANTLY, SEEING PEOPLE POST
HAPPY PICTURES AND, IN
PARTICULAR, YOUNG ADULTS
WONDERING, WHAT IS WRONG WITH
ME.
ME.
ME. >>
ME. >> TEENAGERS ARE PRETTY UTTERLY
VULNERABLE TO SOCIAL MEDIA
PRESSURES.
PRESSURES. >> WE HAVE SEEN PATTERNS OF
SORT OF COPYCAT SUICIDE.
>> SO, START BY LISTENING.
DON'T DISMISS YOUR TEENAGERS
WORRIES EVEN IF THEY ARE HARD
TO UNDERSTAND.
TO UNDERSTAND. CRIMSON FOUND THERAPY,
MEDICATION, FRIENDS AND A
FUTURE AT THE MANTRA CENTER.
>> RIGHT NOW, I WORK AT THE
SAME PLACE THAT SAVED MY LIFE.
>> JOINING US, RICK.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
HE IS THE SENIOR PSYCHOLOGIST.
IT SEEMS LIKE YOU COULD JUST
SAY TO YOUR KIDS, STOP! STOP
WITH THE READING AND THE SNAP
CHATTING OR EVEN TAKE THEIR
BONES AWAY?
BONES AWAY? >> YEAH, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT AROUND
THE DINNER TABLE, IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT EVERYBODY IS NOT
USING PHONES.
USING PHONES. WE ARE ALL LIVING BY THE SAME
ROLES.
ROLES.
ROLES. IF
ROLES. IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
FACEBOOK AND THAT SORT OF
THING, IT IS IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE THE SOCIAL MEDIAS
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. AND
HERE. AND THE TASK OF THE PARENT IS
TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO
MANAGE THAT IN CONVERSATIONS
WITH THEIR LOVED ONE.
>> SO, TELL YOUR KID THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO BE CHECKING IN
ON THEIR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
AND INSTAGRAM?
AND INSTAGRAM? >> I THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE
RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE WITH
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. IF
THEM. IF THERE ISN'T SO MUCH, YOU MAY
WANT TO SAY TO THEM, IF YOU
WANT TO BE ON FACEBOOK, THAT'S
FINE BUT I HAVE TO BE FRIENDS
ON FACEBOOK WITH YOU.
THAT MIGHT NOT BE TOO POPULAR.
>> REALLY TOUGH FOR THOSE WHO
ARE AVOIDABLE AND ALREADY
DEALING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.
ASIDE FROM TELLING ADULTS AT
THE STORE -- AT THE SCHOOL
ANYTHING ELSE THAT PARENTS CAN
DO?
DO?
DO? >>
DO? >> CONSULT WITH YOUR PARENTS
ABOUT SOME THINGS TO DO OR WHAT
THEY MIGHT DO TO BE OF HELP TO
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. IN
YOU. IN THE MEANTIME, I THINK YOU
CAN SAY NO TO BULLYING WITHOUT
AGGRAVATING TOO MUCH AND
GETTING INTO A TERRIBLE
SITUATION.
SITUATION. >> AND OF COURSE, DRUG ABUSE.
CAN YOU TELL WHEN IT IS SELF-
MEDICATING?
MEDICATING? AND WHEN IT IS REBELLION OF A
TYPICAL TEENAGE PHASE?
>> I DON'T THINK YOU CAN TELL.
I THINK YOU HAVE TO HAVE A
STANDING WITH YOUR LOVED ONE AND
YOU CAN HAVE MEETINGS NOW AND
THEN IN CONVERSATIONS TO TALK
ABOUT IT AND IF YOU HAVE TO,
YOU CAN SAY, IF I AM WORRIED
ABOUT YOU, I MAY HAVE TO