In this episode, we are talking with Adam Powell, President and CEO for Communities in School for the Dallas Region (CIS) discussing the mental health of students! October is Mental Health Awareness month and Powell reveals that out of all of the young people CIS helped in the last school year, 47% suffered anxiety, depression, or even suicidal ideation.

RESOURCES:

As anxiety and depression grow among Dallas kids, meet the man fighting on their behalf – Dallas Morning News

Mental Health – Let's Talk About It – MentalHeatlth.gov

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

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http://www.ymcadallas.org/causenetic