Growing up mental health issues were not as common as they are toda - or I should say may not have been identified and spoken about as it is today. I related to this quote on page 28 - "When teachers bring up mental health as one of their top three concernsfacing young people today, it is partly because they fear the impact of the disorder on the childc, and partly because it is extremely difficult to know what to do when one of the young people in your care is struggling." This is spot on as an educator and a parent. I have seen first hand how mental health issues can turn into physical ailments. Someone close to me once needed to go to the ER from work because they all of a sudden he was having breathing issues and vitals off the charts, and complained loss of feeling in legs - couldn't walk etc. Turns out he was physically fine, but had an axiety attack from something concerning to him at work. I love how the rest of this chapter discusses how to go about asking people in crisis what can we do for them, and be good listeners, rather than just throw out our random ideas, or not seeing their concerns and anxiety as real. It is so hard to remember this. Again, trying to fix things right away is not the answer.
