“More family time, more game time, more doing other things — going out with friends instead of online,” Tamara Wheeler said. “Those are more important and more healthy options for her.”
More family time and less online time seems to be the real solution to a lot of teenagers depression and anxiety. I remember feeling like that, but my mom would always make me talk and spend time with her. I thought it was annoying when i was a teenager but now i see how great it was.
“There’s a popular saying of 'all you need is 20 seconds of courage,'” Ollerton said. “It starts with courage, it starts with getting out of your comfort zone.”
I have never heard of this phrase but I like it a lot. Only 20 seconds of courage to tell someone that something is wrong.
A SafeUT counselor sent paramedics to her home in February, interrupting a suicide attempt and saving her life. Wheeler is seeing a therapist now and doing much better.
Wow! She said that she was lonely and paramedics showed up to her house. I think its so awesome that this app exists. I wonder how many lives it has saved?
“They feel more intense. The themes have been very hyper-focused on COVID, on social justice issues, on safety at school,” said Denia-Marie Ollerton, the SafeUT supervisor. “There’s just so many different things in our country, in our state, in our world that are just hitting every
The world has been so crazy this year for everyone. I think it's sad that such big issues are weighting on teenagers. i think there is enough to worry about. Adults should be helping their kids through this.