About Children Mental Health Facts and Myths

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There are many myths about mental illness. The myths are negative at best and destructive at worst. One common myth is only adults suffer mental illness.

This is based on the practice in years past to not "label" a child with mental illness. Mental illness was a "label." We label jars, file folders, other inanimate objects. People are verbally reduced to less than human with the label of mental illness. This must stop.

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About Children Mental Health Facts and Myths

Children, however, can suffer from mental illness as well as adults. If your child had a broken bone or an infection you would not hesitate to get treatment. Mental illness is ju...

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