Teens need attention
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Are you a teen that have been suffering depression or do you know one.
Well forget the smile on my face because I have been there and I know what it is like to be depressed. Well I was not born to millionaires neither was I always happy. In fact I believe I have few moments of happiness in my childhood that I can remember.

But it takes more than self-assertion to become a happy and successful adolescent. Well self-assertion is not a inborn talent. And in fact I know that there are thousands of youths that lack this came talent.

The social programs in schools only go so far and no further in meeting the social needs of our youths like you and I.

The side-effects of teenage social, and emotional instability are great and insurmountable. Lets talk about depression, suicide, and drug abuse. The ills affecting the youths.

"A teen with an adequate support network of friends, family, religious affiliations, peer groups, or extracurricular activities may have an outlet to deal with everyday frustrations. But many teens don't believe they have that, and feel disconnected and isolated from family and friends. These teens are at increased risk for suicide."

"In the United States, depression is the most common mental health disorder. Each year it affects 17 million people of all age groups, races, and economic backgrounds. ... Depressed kids and teens are more likely to use alcohol and drugs than those who aren't depressed. Because these can momentarily allow a person to forget about the depression, they seem like perfect fixes. But they don't fix anything; in fact, they can make someone with depression feel even worse. ... Depression can be successfully treated in more than 80% of the people who have it. But if it goes untreated, it can be deadly — it's the No. 1 cause of suicide." http://www.kidshealth.org

We can and must arrest this problem because these adolescents are the adults of the next generation and if we do not take their plights seriously we will result in a generation that is insane, hooked on drugs, scarred by suicide, or altogether dysfunctional socially and emotionally.

If you have an idea on how we can make a positive move for our kids post it here

Together we can beat this.