Behind Happy Faces: Taking Charge of Your Mental Health - A Guide for Young Adults - Softcover

Ross Szabo; Melanie Hall

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566253055 ISBN 13: 9781566253055

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

Certain to become one of the most comprehensive accounts of the mental health issues affecting today's youth, popular speaker Ross Szabo's guide helps young people to address their problems, and aids adults in understanding them as well.

About this title

From the Publisher:

An emotional, compelling look inside the mental health issues of today's youth.

Diagnosed bipolar at 16, author/speaker Ross Szabo learned firsthand about the painful experiences of mental disorders. After many attempts to get help, Ross finally found treatment and became determined to help the millions of young people who suffer from some type of mental health issue.

Mental health problems have reached epidemic proportions. Suicide is a leading cause of death among college and high school students, and many do not discuss or seek help for their problems, which may include depression, anxiety, ADHD, eating disorders and more. Stigma is the largest barrier to getting help.

Behind Happy Faces examines this stigma and provides young people the tools to address their problems and move forward. Based on his dynamic high school and college presentations, Szabo uses anecdotes, real-life examples, statistics, and rapidly moving narrative to reach young people facing these complex issues.

Certain to become one of the most accessible and comprehensive accounts of the psychological and emotional factors affecting our youth, Behind Happy Faces also aids parents, teachers and administrators in gaining a better understanding of these issues as well.

About the Author:

Ross Szabo is the Director of Youth Outreach for the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign (NMHAC), and a speaker for CAMPUSPEAK, Inc. He is also the youngest speaker on mental health in the U.S., addressing over 500,000 young people in the past six years. Szabo regularly speaks at national mental health conferences and has participated in media events with the likes of NMHAC's Tipper Gore and former Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher. His popular high school presentation was turned into a PBS program entitled, What's On Your Mind? Currently, he develops middle school, high school and college programs, and continues to speak to over 85,000 people a year. Szabo resides in Los Angeles, CA.

Melanie Hall created the "Face The Issue" campaign addressing mental health issues facing young adults. It appeared on many television and online networks, included PSAs featuring celebrities like Nicole Kidman and Halle Berry, and was recognized by The Prism Awards. Hall resides in Los Angeles, CA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1566253055
• ISBN 13: 9781566253055
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 264