mental illness can affect anyone. even you.
Mental illness affects around 450 million people world wide and half of all mental illnesses develop around mid-teens.
Each year in Britain 20% of children will live with a mental illness.
That’s 10% of 5 to 16 year olds.
That could mean you.
This is an easy to understand and navigate website for teens to help them identify and deal with mental illness, if you can relate to any of the disorders in 'The Illness List' then please seek help from your GP, family, school or college; or if you want confidential advice contact us or a related charity on our 'Contacts' page.
Check out our 'media list' for inspirational videos on how to fight the stigma that comes with mental illness and music about mental illnesses. Here you can also upload your own artwork, communicate on forums and read blogs from our editor.
Each year in Britain 20% of children will live with a mental illness.
That’s 10% of 5 to 16 year olds.
That could mean you.
This is an easy to understand and navigate website for teens to help them identify and deal with mental illness, if you can relate to any of the disorders in 'The Illness List' then please seek help from your GP, family, school or college; or if you want confidential advice contact us or a related charity on our 'Contacts' page.
Check out our 'media list' for inspirational videos on how to fight the stigma that comes with mental illness and music about mental illnesses. Here you can also upload your own artwork, communicate on forums and read blogs from our editor.
what are my chances?
Three children per classroom have a diagnosable mental health disorder
1 in 5 young adults show signs of an eating disorder,
1 in 12 deliberately harm themselves (and 25,000 of them are hospitalised each year because of this)
and nearly 80,000 children and young people suffer from severe depression
It's not just the over 30's that have to worry about mental health. There's a strong possibility that your mate can be affected, your partner, your sister, your brother, even you. Ignorance isn't bliss, it's a curse.
1 in 5 young adults show signs of an eating disorder,
1 in 12 deliberately harm themselves (and 25,000 of them are hospitalised each year because of this)
and nearly 80,000 children and young people suffer from severe depression
It's not just the over 30's that have to worry about mental health. There's a strong possibility that your mate can be affected, your partner, your sister, your brother, even you. Ignorance isn't bliss, it's a curse.