Building Resilience For Youth With Mental Health Problems
Although resilience develops individually, it can also be supported with help by:
- Assessing the factors causing stress in the individual
- Adapting the person to his or her environment and changing life circumstances (e.g., moving)
- Aiming at the prevention of problems
- Promoting well-being
- Creating a strong community (e.g., friends, community groups, family, etc.)
- Focusing on positive emotions, thoughts, and behaviors
- Improving a person's quality of life
- Identifying and using available resources (e.g., family, community, school resources, etc.)
- Reinforcing the person's abilities
- Valuing cultural differences
- Allowing young people to speak openly and honestly
For more information on how to support young people, visit Supporting Someone
References
DeRosier, M. E., Frank, E., Schwartz, V., & Leary, K. A. (2013). The potential role of resilience education for preventing mental health problems for college students. Psychiatric Annals, 43(12), 538-544.
Jourdan-Ionescu, C. (2014). Projective assessment of resilience. From Person to Society, 1087.
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Mayo Clinic. (2020, May 15). How to build resiliency. Retrieved June 12, 2020, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/resilience-training/in-depth/resilience/art-20046311
World Health Organization (2003) Mental health, resilience and inequalities. Geneva, World Health Organization (https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/99551/E92227.pdf).
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