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To Our Students,
Thank you for taking the time to visit our site. Our primary goal is to help student succeed academically and we understand that mental health can severely impact academic progress.
Please spend some time reviewing the information and resources in the margins! If you believe that you could benefit from having someone to talk to on a regular basis, reach out to your Guidance Counselor, so that you can get you connected to us!
Be Kind To Yourself,
The MHS Team
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What is mental health?
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act.
It also plays a role in how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and teenage years, through adulthood.
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What are common symptoms of declining mental health?
In children in teens, declining mental health often looks like the following:
- Eating or sleeping too much or too little.
- Pulling away from people and activities you normally enjoy.
- Having low or no energy.
- Feeling numb or like nothing matters.
- Having unexplained aches and pains.
- Feeling helpless or hopeless.
- Feeling worthlessless.
- Smoking, drinking, or using drugs more than usual.
- Feeling unusually confused, guilty, forgetful, on edge, angry, upset, worried, or scared.
- Yelling or fighting with family and friends (for little or no reason).
- Experiencing mood swings that cause problems in relationships.
- Having persistent thoughts and memories you can't get out of your head.
- Hearing voices or believing things that are not true.
- Thinking of harming yourself or others.
- Inability or a lot of difficulty in performing daily tasks like attending school, remaining engaged in classes, going to work.
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How do I tell my parents that I need help?
We understand that students have challenges to getting help sometimes, including when it seems like your parents may even get upset that you bring something up. Let us help you.
As educators, we know that we are sometimes the voice for our students and we want to be sure your voice is heard. We work with parents and families every day and can work with you and yours, to get you the help that you deserve.
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My friend is really struggling. How can I help them?
Many times, others want and/or need to know that support is there for them. Talk with them about how they've been feeling and doing lately! If it seems like they could use someone else to talk to, encourage them to reach out to their school counselor. There is also a link for more resources, on the left side of this web page.
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I need help in school, who can I contact?
Help comes in all types of forms! If you are needing support with academics, social, employment, or mental health, reach out to your assigned counselor. They can help determine which form(s) of help will be the most beneficial for you at the moment!
