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Our Mission
Depression has become an increasingly common mental illness among teenagers and young adults. The illness is typically marked by feelings of despair and anxiety, as a reaction to loss or struggle. According to the University of Michigan, as many as 8 out of 100 teens have serious depression and teens facing depression are 12 times more likely to attempt suicide. Our personal observation of this issue among our loved ones prompted our desire to bring awareness to the topic. By bringing attention to this issue, we hope to alleviate it however we can.
Depression
For our new focus of 2019, we have chosen to raise awareness on substance abuse. Substance abuse is defined as overindulgence in or dependence on an addictive substance, especially alcohol or drugs. The person's behavior, mood, appearance, and health are all affected. After seeing the issue become more prevalent in our community, we decided that it was extremely relevant right now. Substance abuse also goes hand in hand with depression, which it is often caused by.
Substance Abuse
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