Casey Mahoney
Teen Mental Health
Teen suicide is up. Opioid overdoes are WAY UP!
It’s now more important than ever to get help to vulnerable teens and prevent teens from experimenting with drugs and alcohol.
The biggest risk factor for addiction is co-occurring mental health disorders.
According to reports published in the Journal of the American Medical Association:
- Roughly 50 percent of individuals with severe mental disorders are affected by substance abuse.
- 37 percent of alcohol abusers and 53 percent of drug abusers also have at least one serious mental illness.
- Of all people diagnosed as mentally ill, 29 percent abuse alcohol or drugs.
Early detection and access to treatment for mental illness is one of those most important things we can do to keep kids off drugs. Here are some resources for teen mental health:
