So, parents really struggle with this complex and taboo issue. We need to demystify mental health for our teenagers, so they understand that mental health is not the stigma it once was and we must tell them that nearly everyone experiences difficulties now and again. He immediately told me about the difficult time he recently had with his own mental health. He told me he really didn’t understand what was happening to him because he had never been told anything about mental health. Our children need to feel they can talk to us as parents, teachers, and clinicians about whatever it is they are going through.

Source: Irish Examiner February 15, 2018 00:00 UTC