Mental health literacy can be taught in grade school. | Wendy Smith | TEDxLincolnSquare

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Wendy Smith is an early interventionist. By sharing with us what a mental health literate world could look like, she gives us hope that we can find a way to prevent the ongoing suffering of our loved ones.
Wendy has worked in the nonprofit industry for nearly 30 years, currently as a consultant, speaker and author. She was an early advocate of applying a business perspective to the nonprofit operating model and worked at every level from service provider to executive to board member. She is also a researcher and author in the field of philanthropy. Her best-selling book, "Give a Little: How Your Small Donations Can Transform Our World," was released in 2009 and describes the magnitude and power of affordable giving by everyday Americans. The book's release coincided with the explosion of online donating, and she has since consulted to numerous start-up nonprofits, social entrepreneurs and organizations focused on raising affordable donations from individuals online.
Wendy is also involved in the field of mental health as a consumer, caregiver and former board member of her local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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@Hooplahoma 4 года назад

One of the best things we can do to address mental health issues with kids is to talk with them about it. Let them know their emotions are valid. It's okay to be sad. It's okay to recognize anger and process it. So many people have a bad habit of telling kids they "shouldn't be sad" which can make a kid feel like there is something wrong with them for having regular emotions. This can lead to all kinds of problems with anxiety and depression later on. Talking about mental health to kids and making sure they feel okay talking about their emotions seems like a good idea.

@billwong6077 7 лет назад

This is a very much needed topic. Thank you for bringing it to society's attention. As an occupational therapist (and a 2x TEDx Talker) I know we can play a big role in children mental health, including mental health literacy. We have the knowledge and skills to support such efforts in the community level.

@dcw4906 4 года назад

Awesome message. What a better country we would live in if mental health were a priority.

@raniaatalla8808 3 года назад

Great message. Much needed. Thank you.

@lloydsmith3466 7 лет назад

With so many school shootings, it seems school and government officials would take notice. Take this message to them. Great talk. LHS

@allanparsons7588 5 лет назад

Lloyd Smith as long as its without drugs and religion

@huyenle7242 4 года назад

Very important message. I hope we can do the same in Asia.

@GailTolstoiMiller 7 лет назад

Awesome talk! Very important message that we need to scream to the schools!

@anjannath6806 3 года назад

V useful talk by Smith mam thanks

@swapnaranimohapatra9624 3 года назад

Most important message for us

@kumudinibehera982 3 года назад

Most important message for us

@ferociousgumby 7 лет назад

Our culture's attitude towards mental illness is simply appalling. Just listen in on the conversations you hear every single day. Seeing someone in obvious pain, people often say things like, "Oh, it's just a whack job." "Nut bar." "Head case." We name-call and label the mentally ill in a way we NEVER would do with different racial or ethnic groups or even differently oriented/gender-fluid groups. It's done very casually, as if we're just talking about a "thing" and not a person. It does not even occur to the person who is using terms like "whack job" that he/she is talking about an individual who is fully human, someone's daughter or son, sister or brother, and someone with intrinsic value/worth. I have seen (for sale on Amazon even now) "mental patient" Halloween costumes with straightjackets, syringes, and signs that say, "Danger! Escaped mental patient!'" Mental hospitals are seen as creepy, terrifying dungeons where you "put away" people who don't belong or are too scary to be walking around. And this is in 2017! In the next breath, these same people will then say, "Why don't more people reach out for help? We can't help them if they don't ask for it." www.amazon.com/Mens-Straight-Jacket-Costume-White/dp/B002FRJBEM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1493961662&sr=8-2&keywords=mental+patient+costumes

@lilolivialil 7 лет назад

There's a spelling error in the title btw

@lilolivialil 7 лет назад

loool yeah

@Noyb55 Год назад

Who cares ? The message is more important than a spelling mistake imo .

@johnuppole 2 года назад

I wish governments and schools had taken this Ted Talk a bit more seriously

@markb43752000 5 лет назад

most childhood mental illness is a crock. there is no reason for so many kids to be on psychotropic meds

@ThoughtProvokingVlogs 5 лет назад

Or most people in general. A lot of mental illnesses are lack of self-awareness or a lack of ability to be able to face their shame, trauma, etc.

@givealittlenow 5 лет назад

Mental illness is a host of well-researched biological conditions impacting how we think, feel, and act. It is scientifically incorrect and tremendously painful to the millions of people around the world who suffer from these disorders to spread false information like that expressed above.

@ailsa2434 4 года назад

@@ThoughtProvokingVlogs Admittedly I don't know much about how mental health illnesses are diagnosed, but there is a difference between mental health illness (MHI) and mental health problems (MHP). MHPs are what you're describing. Those are difficulties a person may experience, such as trauma, bereavement, job loss etc. which impact your emotions intensely and may require support to deal with. This can increase risk for developing MHI, but isn't an illness in and off itself. MHI is actually an illness, just like cancer, only the illness is to do with how your brain functions. It isn't the same as difficult circumstances. In these cases, professional intervention is essential, because these illnesses don't get better on their own. If MHPs are diagnosed as MHIs, then there's a problem. I don't know if that's ever the case or not. But MHIs are diagnosable. Normal everyday stresses would be categorised as Mental Distress, and these are healthy and help provide resilience. I hope this helps :) It's really important to make this distinction. Mental health literacy is something I'm just learning about myself, so this is pretty new to me too.