MENTAL HEALTH
Posted on April 26, 2009. Filed under: Bullying | Tags: Bullying, Emotional Health and Wellbeing, Health, Kids and Teens, Violence and Abuse, Youth |
So, you aren’t someone who bullies others, and you haven’t been bullied yourself. But if you see it happening to others, you can help put a stop to it. In order to stop bullying, everyone needs to lend a hand and get involved!
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Posted on April 26, 2009. Filed under: Bullying | Tags: Bullying, Health, MENTAL HEALTH, self-esteem, Teen Issues, Text messaging, Violence and Abuse, Youth |
It scares some people so much that they skip school. As many as 160,000 students may stay home on any given day because they’re afraid of being bullied (Pollack, 1998).
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Posted on April 26, 2009. Filed under: Bullying | Tags: Bullying, Emotional Health and Wellbeing, Health, Kids and Teens, School, self-esteem, Teen Issues, Violence and Abuse, Youth |
All over the country, in all types of neighborhoods and schools, there are all types of young people who bully others. Bullying is serious business. It causes young people a lot of pain, and it can affect their ability to do well in school and their general happiness.
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Posted on April 26, 2009. Filed under: Bullying | Tags: Bullying, Cyber-bullying, harmful behavior, MENTAL HEALTH, Teen Issues, Violence and Abuse, Youth |
A lot of young people have a good idea of what bullying is because they see it every day! Bullying happens when someone hurts or scares another person on purpose and the person being bullied has a hard time defending himself or herself. Usually, bullying happens over and over.
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Posted on April 24, 2009. Filed under: Dating Abuse | Tags: abuse survivors, Child abuse, Dating Abuse, domestic violence, High school, MySpace, Physical abuse, Psychological abuse, teen dating, Teen Issues, teen voices, teens speak, teens talk, Text messaging, true life |
About 72% of students in 8th and 9th grade report “dating.” By the time they are in high school, 54% of students report dating violence among their peers. It’s time we Do Something about it. Read on for interviews with victims of verbal and physical abuse and advice from the experts at Break the Cycle, an organization committed to breaking the cycle of abuse amongst young people and helping them to build lives free from domestic and dating violence.
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Posted on April 24, 2009. Filed under: Dating Abuse | Tags: dating, Dating Abuse, domestic violence, resources, Restraining order, Teen Issues, victims of dating abuse, Violence and Abuse |
Teens and young people are the most likely to experience an abusive relationship but unfortunately state laws have not caught up to this trend. Get the facts about how far the law goes to protect you in your state and if it doesn’t add up, contact your local representative or Senator to urge them to change the laws.
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Posted on April 23, 2009. Filed under: Eating Disorders, Resource Guides | Tags: anorexia, AOL, Binge eating, Chicago, Chicago Tribune, eating disorder support groups, Eating Disorders, help, Highland Park, Illinois, Peoria, Peoria Illinois, support groups, United States |
We have more than 200 support groups in the United States and in some foreign countries. This is only a partial listing of ANAD Support Groups. Please call us at 847-831-3438, or email us at anadgroup@anad.org to inquire about additional support groups.
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Posted on April 23, 2009. Filed under: Binge Eating | Tags: Binge eating disorder, Disorders, Eating disorder, Health, MENTAL HEALTH, Obesity, Weight loss |
About 30% of the participants in weight loss programs meet criteria for Binge Eating Disorder (BED). The prevalence of BED in the general population is 2%; BED is 1.5 times more common in women than men.
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Posted on April 23, 2009. Filed under: Bulimia | Tags: ANAD, Binge, Binge eating, Binge eating disorder, Bulimia nervosa, Eating, Eating disorder, Health, Weight loss |
Weight can be normal, underweight or overweight. Unlike anorexics who can be often identified by their low weight, it is more difficult to identify bulimics. Weight can also dramatically shift, and large swings might be an indicator that someone is developing an eating disorder.
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Posted on April 23, 2009. Filed under: Anorexia | Tags: ANAD, anorexia, body image, Eating Disorders, Health, MENTAL HEALTH, self-help, Teen Issues, Weight loss |
Many individuals with anorexia will severely restrict their calories sometimes taking in only a few hundred calories a day or just water. This is called the RESTRICTING TYPE. Our bodies do not like to starve. Remember, the individual with anorexia has an appetite; he/she just tries to control it. It is very difficult when a person is starving not to want to eat.
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