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speaking as a young person I'd suggest trying to remove some of the stigma from 'mental disease'. That's a big problem I see in lots of kids and parents.
I know that when I was 13 'depression' was not a word I was open to hearing, even though looking back it was (and still is to some extent) an accurate diagnosis.
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I sometimes speak at the high school on psych disorders. I always start off with the percentages...and that if statistics are correct, X number of people right here will have it sometime in their lifetime. That always starts some discussion.
I also give the warning signs...and stress that it's necessary to tell an adult if someone they know exhibits any of them.