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Mental Health Ally- Introduction

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Welcome!

This helpful introduction will help you get started as a mental health ally!

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Mental Health Defined

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Mental health is....the successful performance of mental function, resulting in productive activities

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Mental Health Facts

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1 out of every 5 young people suffers from some form of diagnosable mental illness

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Five Common Myths

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Common Myths Debunked with Facts! 

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How to Help Someone with Depression

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While college can be stressful and everyone will at some moment feel “down and discouraged," depression is also a real possibility. 

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How to Help Someone with an Eating Disorder

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U-M students reported that eating disorders were the second most common problem among students.

 

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How to Help Someone with Academics

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Academic stress and struggles could include usual or upsetting changes in one’s academic life

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How to Help Someone with Relationships

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Knowing what makes a healthy relationship, listening intently, and providing the following advice is a great start in helping someone who may be having trouble with a relationship they are in. 

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How to Help Someone with Low Self-Esteem

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Self-esteem is initially acquired through two main sources: how others treated us, and what others told us about ourselves.

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How to Help Someone with Anxiety

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However, too much worry and anxiety, that seems unrelenting, somewhat irrational, and extreme in nature, can have the opposite effect.

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Five Common Myths
How to Help Someone with Academics
How to Help Someone with an Eating Disorder
How to Help Someone with Anxiety
How to Help Someone with Depression
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How to Help Someone with Suicidal Thoughts
Mental Health Defined
Mental Health Facts
Understanding Stigma
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