Break the Stigma Around Children's Mental Health

It’s not always easy to tell others that your child has challenges managing their thoughts or feelings. And it might not be easy for your child to express that either. Even though it's normal for people of any age to experience these challenges, our culture has told us we need to fear them. In this video, we ask why it is this way and what we can all do to give each other the support we need to get help.

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[frankr.harrison]

I don't appreciate that there's such a stigma around mental health issues and speaking openly about them. Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[PeaceTreeMeditation]

It's really hard to manage your own thoughts. But they are just your own thoughts. They cannot do any more harm than you let them. You are your best #MentalHealth advocate and I hope peace can reach you soon if you are struggling.

[Wiiliam_Robinson]

Breaking the stigma surrounding children's mental health is paramount, and Dr. Tonmoy Sharma, a distinguished mental health specialist and author, along with Sovereign Health institution, have played a significant role in addressing this issue. Their innovative approaches, combined with the power of testimonies from both employees and patients, demonstrate the transformative impact of their services on children's lives. Dr. Tonmoy Sharma's advocacy for children's mental health further amplifies their commitment to dismantling stigma. By providing child-centered care, raising awareness, and implementing evidence-based therapies, they equip young individuals with the tools they need to overcome mental health challenges, fostering a more inclusive and compassionate society for the next generation.

[ASMinor]

I am an avid #MentalHealthAwareness advocate and performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my YouTube channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates. 💙❤

[ikmgudr]

Let's breakdown the barriers and eliminate the stigma people 🙏❤️

[leanderinosanto]

My Mission is to eliminate the stigma associated with depression and suicide by promoting and encouraging not only the diagnosis and treatment of depression among young adults, but also the education of young people, their families, and friends about the disease of depression. A depressed person will observe happy people around him and feel as though it is impossible for him to ever feel that way. A depressed person may feel like they are a burden to others, especially family members or friends. For this reason, they may be reluctant to share their emotional experiences, further isolating themselves. There may be cyclical shifts in mood throughout the day; this can lead people to believe that they are not truly depressed because they feel a bit better at certain times of the day.

[nathancollyer]

POV your actually like really stressed but you get yelled at more

[claudiaperez]

I am a Promoter for community health services and there's lots of people with such mental health issues. Great video! I know people will appreciate and benefit from it.

[chronicalist]

I am sitting here, and I feel my mental health coming... I can feel the rage and anger... What brings this is the way my life is I guess, I just want to die but no one will let me.

[Cannabinol]

This issue 'Stigma', is ingrained in our society. It runs deeper than mental health. Sexuality, race, religion all carry heavy stigmas. It's because we are living in the past, our society is much less advanced than we think it is. The truth is only what you believe it to be.

[maketimetotalk]

I still find this video so incredibly powerful! Thank you so much for this, I bet it's helped more people than you can possibly imagine.

[virtualfitnesstv]

This is a wakeup call regarding health information. Great job.

[owlvisiontarot]

Love this... simple but powerful #breakthestigma

[HighHeels]

Low key teared up watching this. I agree with this video 100%

[TheNurseDoc]

The problem with society is that they treat a person with mental health issues as if they are "sick". The truth is we all deal with something others just deal with it a lot harder than others. Please encourage and build up others who deal with mental health issues rather than treating patients with mental health as "the help".

[didptsdunderroof]

BREAK THE STIGMA!!! Thanks for sharing. It makes me

[Rats]

Quality video! I agree mental health is extremely important!
There should be mental health education in schools to help kids better understand things like tough emotions, common disabilities, abuse. This would help to lessen the amount of ableism in general society as well as help kids experiencing abuse to report it to a trusted adult, and even lessen the amount of depression within the teenage population once teenagers report what they're going through more often.

[landnpr]

What does happy stand for?

HAPPY

H- Hiding pain
A- Acting fine
P- Pleasing for help
P- Pretending to be okay
Y- Yelling in silence
i am probably insane.

[elisakrivas]

The thing is, I'm disabled, and I don't mind joking about my disabilities; I just want it to be accurate. Non-accuracy creates real stigma. People start to think you are that way, which leads to social fear of those disabled people. I made a joke about myself begin autistic, "well, you know my thought process, object, object, object, " it's funny because I'm not very sociable (at least off the internet) because objects are more concrete to me than people who change and make mistakes that I don't always understand (ie, my doll collection does what I want; it logically stays in place, but for some reason a human thinks it's smart to run a red light without looking; why? This is not a social way of thinking, but it's the way I think). This is accurate to high functioning autistic actions and thoughts, so I find it funny. However, if someone doesn't understand a social situation or they don't want a hug at the moment, someone asks, "what are you? Autistic?" Giving the impression that autistics are stupid and they don't like affection. I love hugs and I understand what people mean, I just don't always get why they act contradictory to what they say and for stupid situations, "Don't smoke, " he says as he lights up a cigarette. Knowing facts about disabilities and eliminating the untrue stereotypes will eliminate stigma. Joking about disabilities, when it's accurate, is just like a person laughing at their own embarrassing moment, it can be funny; just don't cause false fear in people.

[themorningwaves]

I am one of those who struggle with Mental Health and affected by the stigma. I made my video of Mental Health Journey on my channel and make it as my journal.