Stereotype: It's just a phase, you'll get over it
Truth: If you or someone you know is acting out of the normal or is having difficulty dealing with emotions, knw that you are in risk of a developing mental illness and need to seek help before anything furthers.
Stereotype: Prevention doesn't work
Truth: Addressing risk factors such as traumatic events of episodes of unusual moods can change the chance of a mental illness developing. Promoting emotional wellbeing and social change leads to improvement in emotions and high productivity.
Stereotype: Youth don't experience mental illnesses. They are moody due to hormones and body changes
Truth: Youth are more at risk of a mental health than adults because of the body changes and hormones during the adolescent stage. Social and Psychological changes happening during this time can cause stress and confusion for youth change if not taking care of can lead to a developing mental illness.