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"What's On Your Mind? with Ross Szabo" is available for online viewing via video streaming (below).
Ross Szabo, Director of Youth Outreach for the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign (nostigma.org), shares a powerful message of his own experience with mental illness during high school and college during an hour-long show "What's On Your Mind?"
To learn more about the program and access other valuable resources, visit the links at the bottom of this page. All links will open a new browser window.
If you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis right now, please call one of the numbers below or dial 911.
- National Hope Line Network
- 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) - English and Espaņol
- Girls and Boys Town Hotline
- 1-800-448-3000 - English and Espaņol
- Crisis Services Kids Helpline
- Toll-Free: 1-877-KIDS-400 (1-877-543-7400) - English and Espaņol
What's on Your Mind? Segment 1
09:52 minutes -- 25 MB -- requires Windows Media Player
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"I buried myself up, put a barrier around me for so many years, didn't let anyone in. Now I'm starting to let them in, it's completely different." --Kathryn
Ross Szabo, Director of Youth Outreach for the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign (nostigma.org), talks about his own experience with mental illness. He provides facts about teens and mental illness, and why we need to break down the stereotypes.
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"I have a lot of friends like that who I know they aren't telling people certain things that they should be telling them and then they're going and experimenting with drugs or drinking and sex, just to reach out and speak to people." --Kayla
Ross talks in depth about bipolar disorder, his thoughts about suicide and his hospitalization. Learn more about the symptoms of bipolar disorder in kids and teens.
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What's on Your Mind? Segment 4
11:42 minutes -- 30 MB -- requires Windows Media Player
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What's on Your Mind? Segment 5
05:50 minutes -- 15 MB -- requires Windows Media Player
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"Sometimes they deny the fact that maybe their child isn't as perfect as they would like them to be and when they hear that he or she is having problems like that it can be pretty upsetting." --Matt
After Ross' hospitalization, he faced the stigma, myths, and stereotypes of mental illness. He lost friends, courageously told his story for the first time, and decided that to get through it, he needed to work on himself.
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"If you can't talk to your parents, talk to your friends at least, cause they'll understand. And if they make fun of you for that decision - to go to them - then they're not your friends." --Mike
To be a survivor of the future, Ross chose to change the way he viewed himself and the negative ways he dealt with problems. He believes the best first step to working through problems is to talk about them. Talk to family, friends, teachers, or contact one of these organizations for help.
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What's on Your Mind? Segment 6
04:51 minutes -- 12 MB -- requires Windows Media Player
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What's on Your Mind? Segment 7
08:08 minutes -- 21 MB -- requires Windows Media Player
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"But sometimes you feel like nobody else will understand or you feel like you shouldn't be as upset as you are over something, and that telling someone, it would make you more upset to see that they don't get it." --Amy
Ross talks more about how not talking about what was important to him almost killed him. Learn the warning signs and don't be afraid to talk about your feelings.
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"Don't hide. Like you can't hide your feelings. You gotta let other people into your hearts and just let them feel what you're feeling." --Kathryn
Ross answers questions from the audience and explains how to help a friend with mental illness by learning and listening. Visit these sites for more good advice on how to help someone close to you:
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What's on Your Mind? Segment 8
05:41 minutes -- 15 MB -- requires Windows Media Player
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| HPF1.C.HE1B | | | Students demonstrate the necessary knowledge and skills to promote healthy development into adulthood. | | | |
| HPF1.C.HE1C | | | Students apply prevention and risk reduction strategies, which can delay the onset or reduce the risk of potential health problems into adulthood. | | | |
| HPF1.C.HE1D | | | Students evaluate how the multiple influences which affect health decisions and behaviors can be altered. | | | |
| HPF2.C.HE1B | | | Students evaluate personal and social skills, which contribute health and safety of self and others. | | |
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