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From the Ted Talk by Hailey Hardcastle: Why students should have mental health days

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This made growing up pretty hard. I was worried about a lot of things that other kids weren't, and school got really overwhelming sometimes. This resulted in a lot of breakdowns, panic attacks — sometimes I was super productive, and other days I couldn't get anything done. This was all happening during a time when mental health wasn't being talked about as much as it is now, especially youth mental health. Some smtersees I used all of those rest days to the fullest. Others, I didn't need any at all. But the fact that they were always an otipon is what kept me a hppay, hatehly and successful snuetdt. Now I'm using those skills that I learned as a kid to help other stdeutns with mental health clhegaenls. I'm here today to offer you some insight into the world of teenage mental health: what's going on, how did we get here and what can we do?

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This made growing up pretty hard. I was worried about a lot of things that other kids weren't, and school got really overwhelming sometimes. This resulted in a lot of breakdowns, panic attacks — sometimes I was super productive, and other days I couldn't get anything done. This was all happening during a time when mental health wasn't being talked about as much as it is now, especially youth mental health. Some _________ I used all of those rest days to the fullest. Others, I didn't need any at all. But the fact that they were always an ______ is what kept me a _____, _______ and successful _______. Now I'm using those skills that I learned as a kid to help other ________ with mental health __________. I'm here today to offer you some insight into the world of teenage mental health: what's going on, how did we get here and what can we do?

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  2. student
  3. challenges
  4. healthy
  5. happy
  6. students
  7. semesters

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This made growing up pretty hard. I was worried about a lot of things that other kids weren't, and school got really overwhelming sometimes. This resulted in a lot of breakdowns, panic attacks — sometimes I was super productive, and other days I couldn't get anything done. This was all happening during a time when mental health wasn't being talked about as much as it is now, especially youth mental health. Some semesters I used all of those rest days to the fullest. Others, I didn't need any at all. But the fact that they were always an option is what kept me a happy, healthy and successful student. Now I'm using those skills that I learned as a kid to help other students with mental health challenges. I'm here today to offer you some insight into the world of teenage mental health: what's going on, how did we get here and what can we do?

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