May is Mental Health Month. While it's easy to see when a child has an injury, sometimes it's less easy to read when the young person is having mental health issues.
Corie Zelazoski from the Oneida County Health Department says 13 percent of youth ages 8-15 live with mental illness severe enough to impair their daily lives. That figure jumps to 21 percent for kids ages 13-18. Zelazoski says there are signs if there is a problem and perhaps professional help is needed...
"....they're having difficulty at home or at school, or with relationships within the family. Also having difficulties affecting they're ability to eat or sleep., having a hard time in situations when it used to be okay or problems causing other family members distress....."
Zelazoski says there are several keys to consider, including how long has this behavior been going on and how intense is it?
She says there are links at the Oneida County Health Department website for more information.
