Thinking

What is
Your brain is in charge of how you
store and process information, no

WHYMental Health
matter the task it is doing

Feeling
Your brain also controls how you
feel at any time and the way you
show your feelings to other
DEPRESSION?
people.

MATTERS
Depression is a mental
disorder that occurs when
Perceiving/Sensing the feelings of sadness
Your brain is in charge of paying
attention to what is happening around and other associated
you. It interprets information from your feelings don't go away.
senses.
These feelings often
overtake a person's life
HOW DOES THE affecting the ability to

BRAIN
live a normal and
fulfilling life.
Depression affects
people's thoughts,
The brain has 6 different

In order to understand how

the brain is affected when
someone has a mental
WORK
but all connected functions.
feelings, actions, and
physical activities.
Depression is able to take
the little joys out of
Mental health is the health disorder, it is important to
condition that your brain is know how the functions work. someone's life and make
in, and what is happening them unenjoyable.
inside your head. Mental
health affects everyday
activities that are in your
life, including your school Physical
Your brain controls how your body
performance, physical moves and reacts, anything from
health, and your moving your hands and breathing.
relationships with others.
When you have good mental
health, the life you live is
a lot easier to deal with Behavior
Your brain controls how you interact
the stress and it allows you with the people and environment
to live how you want. Many surrounding you. it's able to tell you
what to do or say in different
people experience mental situations
health problems as a teen, Depression is persistent and sustained. You
meaning your brain is having can feel like you have a lost of interest,
a hard time working like it guilty ruminations, feelings of
should. When your mind is Signaling hopelessness/worthlessness,fatigue,
unhealthy it is important to Your brain also plays an important part
in protecting you. It keeps track of concentration problems, loss of appetite,
seek additional help. the information in your senses in order loss of pleasure, and suicidal
to alert you that you may be in trouble
thoughts/actions

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 ?HOW
Structure your day. Giving
yourself something to do can
make a huge difference in
how you feel throughout the

Is Depression
day. Keeping a schedule can
help keep your mind
organized

Treated Exercise. Having daily

exercise improves your
health, overall mood, and
Depression is a mental illness helps reduce stress
that is very treatable. Well-
established treatments include
some type of psychotherapies, Sleep. Getting between 8-9
and some kinds of medicines. hours of sleep each night to
help get a better start to
These things will also be your day!
prescribed together.

PYSCHOTHERAPY
Psychotherapies work by helping
SUPPORT
Educate yourself
TIPSincrease
To help

MENTAL HEALTH
your brain control your mood Understanding what Depression is
and how it affects the person
better. There are two different you care about will help you be
types of psychotherapy that have less frustrated and much more
been found to be effective- supportive.
Listen

HELP
Cognitive Behavior Therapy and When you listen and acknowledge
Interpersonal Therapy. These your friends feelings, it sends
therapies can be done one-on-one your friend the message that you
care. Knowing that you have
or in a group. people who care about you is an
important part of recorvering.
Be Patient Family Doctor
MEDICATION It can be hard when your friend Talk to a family doctor about
your concerns and they can help
doesn't want to hand out or do you decide the best treatment
Medication can help your brain anything they used to like to plan for you.
do. You have to remember that
function better. there are a Depression is making your friend School Counselor
number of different medications feel this way and they can't Your school counselor or nurse
just get better overnight. will be able to provide
that a doctor may prescribe. The resources, including book,
pamphlets, and other contacts.
most commonly prescribed Don't Blame Yourself
medication are known as Specific It is not your fault that Internet
someone in your life has The internet has many places to
Reuptake Inhibitors. Depression. No one is able to get information about
depression, but be careful of
give Depression to a person. misleading information.

Have fun together Phone

Your friend needs someone who Call Kids Help phone to talk and
they can have fun, relax, and answer questions at
1-800-668-6868
laugh with them. It will help
their mental health and your
own!