YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH PREVENTION

If we can protect the mental health of our children from an early age, we can shape their minds and help them grow into productive individuals in the society. The government is looking for ways to promote mental health in our children to ensure that they can enjoy their childhoods.

Promotion

When it comes to the advancement of mental health, it involves encouraging parents and guardians as well as the community at large to find ways to promote healthy behaviors in children. Protecting children from engaging in reckless activities goes a long way in preventing them from getting mental disorders. You should ensure that a child’s welfare is well cared for and make sure that they get surrounded by suitable characters.

The mindset of children starts forming at a very early age and what they experience has an effect on how healthy they become mentally. Children who undergo abuse at some point in their life find it hard to cope with struggles that come later in life, a situation that could have gotten prevented if mental health got promoted. When a child receives emotional support, they can open up about things that hurt them, and they can get help at an early stage.

The main aspects of promotion are the creation of a safe environment for children as well as encouraging them to take up healthy lifestyles such as proper diets and exercise. The rights of children must get observed in all areas such as culture, civil, social, political and economic. Without these human rights, the mental health of our youth will get affected negatively.

How to promote mental health

The activities geared towards promotion start off from an early stage. Pregnant women should get counseled and supported as their feelings affect those of the unborn child. The support should continue once the child goes to a school where they should get involved in development initiatives where they can get counseled. Interventions in the face of disasters are also necessary. Other programs that children should get involved in are violence prevention, community development initiatives, and youth development.

These programs provide children with stable foundations which they can lean on when times get rough.

Prevention

Prevention is better than cure, and if we can avoid situations which negatively affect the mental health of our youth, it is much better than looking for solutions to the problems. The type of prevention used will depend on the audience to get addressed, the kind of intensity required as well as the phase of the child’s life.

One way to prevent mental health problems is by ensuring that a child’s rights get protected by those around them. Any signs of abuse should get reported to the relevant authorities to enable the child get placed in a safe home.

Lack of a reliable support system in a child’s life can lead to mental issues, and the community should work hard to ensure that the younger generation gets protected from the ills of the society. Only then can we look forward to a bright future.