25/06/2019
Let's learn to acknowledge depression among teens and children, seek help before its too late!
Many teenagers do seek help and dont want their parents to be involved in treatment because the parents are grappling with their own stigma !
Many parents do want treatment but they are scared it may not go down well with the child labelling him a patient seeking mental health treatment!
Who do we blame uncles or aunts or neighbours or grandparents ??
Let's change our thinking, let our kids talk about mental issues without feeling ashamed , let's teach our elders it's not attention seeking and times have changed !
As per WHO, One in four children in the age group of 13-15 years in India suffers from depression.But, we, Indian parents shut our eyes to ignore the mental illness in our kids.
