THE DEVICES ARE CERTIFIED BY THE FCC. OUR STATE IS 10TH WORST IN THIS COUNTRY FOR MENTAL HEALTH, AND A RECENT STUDY 19% OF TEENAGERS SAID THEY HAD AT LEAST ONE DEPRESSIVE EPISODE IN THE PAST YEAR. GENEVIEVE GLASS ASKED THE LOCAL PSYCHIATRY WHAT COULD BE CAUSING ALL THIS. UNM PSYCHIATRIST GENEVIEVE ROYALE TOLD ME THAT SHE BELIEVES THAT THE RELATIVELY HIGH LEVELS OF POVERTY AND CHILDHOOD TRAUMA CONTRIBUTE TO ALL OF THIS. NOW, HE ALSO SAYS THE INCREASED USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND JUST THE HISTORICAL CHALLENGES OF BEING A TEEN CAN HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON HIS MENTAL HEALTH. I LEARNED THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO VISUALIZE YOUR CHILD. WE BEGIN TO BE MORE WORRIED WHEN IT SEEMS THAT TEENAGERS ARE MOVED TO WHERE THEY MAY ISOLATE MORE, WHERE THEY MAY HAVE CHANGES IN THEIR SCHOOL PERFORMANCE. BECAUSE OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT THEY ENJOY, WHERE THEY ONLY KNOW US, WITHDRAWING FROM THOSE OTHER THINGS SLEEP, ENERGY, EATING CAN ALL BE INDICATIONS SO IF YOU SEE THESE SIGNS IN YOUR CHILD, OPEN UP TO THEM TO OPEN. . BECAUSE YOU MAY WANT TO SUGGEST AN ACTIVITY THAT THEY LIKE, AND THEN TRY TO EXPLAIN THE SUBJECT. There. YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO CONSIDER SOME CHALLENGES YOU MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED WHEN YOU WERE HIS AGE. BEING VULNERABLE WITH YOUR OWN PROBLEMS COULD HELP THEM FEEL MORE
A new study ranks New Mexico the 10th worst state for mental health
High poverty and childhood trauma identified as contributing factors
New Mexico ranks as the 10th worst state in the nation for mental health, according to a recent study by Universal Drugstore. Nineteen percent of teens reported experiencing at least one depressive episode in the past year. UNM psychiatrist Dr. Kristina Sowar credits relatively high levels of poverty and childhood trauma in New Mexico as major contributors. He says the increased use of social media and the usual difficulties of adolescence are also factors that aggravate the situation. Sowar stresses the importance of vigilance and open communication between parents and their children. It suggests that parents and guardians pay attention to signs of withdrawal, changes in school performance, and alterations in sleep, energy, or eating habits. “They might be isolating more, they might have changes in their school performance, other activities they enjoy.” Sowar said. They are withdrawing from other things or losing sleep. Sowar encourages parents to start open conversations with their children about mental health. She advises parents to engage their children in activities they enjoy and to use these moments as opportunities to broach the subject. She also recommends that parents share their own experiences and challenges from their teenage years, fostering an environment of vulnerability and understanding between them and their children.
New Mexico ranks as the 10th worst state in the nation for mental health, according to a recent study by Universal Drugstore. Nineteen percent of teens reported experiencing at least one depressive episode in the past year.
UNM psychiatrist Dr. Kristina Sowar credits New Mexico’s relatively high levels of poverty and childhood trauma as major contributors. He says the increased use of social media and the usual difficulties of adolescence are also factors that aggravate the situation.
Sowar stresses the importance of monitoring and open communication between parents and children. It suggests that parents and guardians pay attention to signs of withdrawal, changes in school performance and alterations in sleep, energy or eating habits.
“They might be isolating more, they might have changes in their school performance, other activities they enjoy,” Sowar said. They are withdrawing from other things or losing sleep.
Sowar encourages parents to start open conversations with their children about mental health. She advises parents to engage their children in activities they enjoy and use these moments as opportunities to broach the subject.
She also recommends that parents share their own experiences and challenges from their teenage years, fostering an environment of vulnerability and understanding between them and their children.
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