TED: 心理健康

Hailey Hardcastle! The case for student mental health days

When I wasa kid, my mom and I made this deal.

当我还是个孩子的时候，我和妈妈做了这笔交易。

I was allowed to take three mental healthrest days every semester as long as Icontinued to do well in school.

只要我在学校继续表现良好，我每学期可以休息三天。

This wasbecause I started my mental health journey when I was only six years old.

这是因为我六岁时就开始了心理健康之旅。

I was always what my grade-schoolteachers would call "a worrier," butlater on we found out that I have trauma-inducedanxiety and clinical depression.

我一直是我的小学老师所说的"忧心忡忡”但后来我们发现我有创伤引起的焦虑和临床抑郁症。

This madegrowing up pretty hard.

这使得成长相当困难。

I wasworried about a lot of things that other kids weren't, and school got reallyoverwhelming sometimes.

我担心很多其他孩子没有的事情，学校有时变得势不可挡。

This resulted in a lot of breakdowns, panicattacks - sometimes I was super productive,and other days I couldn't get anything done.

这导致了很多的崩溃，恐慌的攻击有时我超级高效，和其他日子，我什么也做不了。

This was all happening during a time when mental health wasn't beingtalked about as much as it is now, especially youthmental health.

这一切都发生在心理健康没有像现在这样被谈论的时候，尤其是青少年的心理健康。

Some semesters I used all of those rest days to the fullest.

有些学期我充分利用了所有的休息日。

Others, Ididn't need any at all.

其他人，我根本不需要。

But thefact that they were always an option is what kept me a happy, healthy andsuccessful student.

但事实是，他们总是一个选项是什么让我高兴，健康而成功的学生。

Now I'musing those skills that I learned as a kid to help other students with mentalhealth challenges.

现在，我使用那些技能，我从小就学会了，以帮助其他学生与心理健康的挑战。

I'm here today to offer you someinsight into the world of teenage mental health:what's going on, how did we get here and what can we do?

我今天来这里是为了让您深入了解青少年心理健康的世界：发生了什么，我们是如何来到这里的，我们能做什么？

But first you need to understand that while not everyone has a diagnosed mental illnesslike I do, absolutely everyone -- all of you have mental health.

但首先你需要明白，虽然不是每个人都像我这样被诊断出患有精神疾病，但绝对每个人都有心理健康。

All of us have a brain that needs to be cared for in similar ways thatwe care for our physical well-being.

我们都有一个大脑需要以我们关心身体健康的方式得到照顾。

Our headand our body are connected by much more than just our neck after all.

 毕竟，我们的头和身体不仅仅是我们的脖子。

Mental illness even manifests itself in some physical ways, such as nausea, headaches, fatigue andshortness of breath.

精神疾病甚至表现在某种身体方面，如恶心、头痛、，疲劳和呼吸急促。

So sincemental health affects all of us, shouldn't we be coming up with solutions thatare accessible to all of us?

所以因为心理健康影响到我们所有人，我们难道不应该拿出我们所有人都能接触到的解决方案吗？

That bringsme to my second part of my story.

这让我想起我故事的第二部分。

When I wasin high school I had gotten pretty good at managing my own mental health.

当我在高中的时候，我已经很擅长管理自己的心理健康了。

I was asuccessful student, and I was president of the Oregon Association of StudentCouncils.

我是一个成功的学生，我是俄勒冈州学生会主席。

But it wasaround this time that I began to realize mental health was much a biggerproblem than just for me personally.

但正是在这个时候，我开始意识到心理健康是一个比我个人更大的问题。

Unfortunately,my hometown was touched by multiple suicides during my first year in highschool.

不幸的是，我的家乡在我高中一年级时被多起自杀事件所感动。

I saw those tragedies shake our entirecommunity, and as the president of a statewide group, I beganhearing more and more stories from students where this had also happened intheir town.

我看到那些悲剧动摇了我们整个社区，作为全州团体的主席，我开始听到越来越多的学生的故事，这也发生在他们的城镇。

So in 2018 at our annual summer camp, weheld a forum with about 100 high schoolstudents to discuss teenage mental health.

所以在2018年我们一年一度的夏令营，我们与大约100名高中生举行了一个论坛，讨论青少年心理健康问题。

What couldwe do?

我们能做什么？

We approached this conversation with anenormous amount of empathy and honesty, andthe results were astounding.

我们以极大的同情和诚实来对待这次谈话，结果令人震惊。

What struck me the most was that everysingle one of my peers had a story about a mental health crisis in theirschool, no matter if they were from a tiny town in eastern Oregon or the veryheart of Portland.

最让我吃惊的是，我的每个同龄人都有关于他们学校心理健康危机的故事，不管他们是来自俄勒冈州东部的一个小镇还是波特兰的心脏。

This washappening everywhere.

这种情况无处不在。

We even didsome research, and we found out that suicide is the second leading cause ofdeath for youth ages io to 24 in Oregon.

我们甚至做了一些研究，我们发现，自杀是俄勒冈州10至24岁青少年的第二大死因。

The secondleading cause.

第二个主要原因。

We knew wehad to do something.

我们知道我们必须做点什么。

So over the next few months, we made a committee called Students for aHealthy Oregon, and we set out to end the stigma against mental health.

所以在接下来的几个月里，我们成立了一个委员会，名为"学生促进健康的俄勒冈州"，我们着手结束对心理健康的污名。

We also wanted to prioritize mental health in schools.

我们还希望优先考虑学校中的心理健康。

With the help of some lobbyists and a few mental health professionals, we put forth HouseBill 2191.

在一些说客和一些心理健康专家的帮助下，我们提出了众议院法案2191。

This billallows students to take mental health days off from school the same way youwould a physical health day.

这项法案允许学生像身体健康一样，从学校休息心理健康日。

Becauseoftentimes that day off is the difference between feeling a whole lot betterand a whole lot worse - kind of like those days my mom gave me when I wasyounger.

因为通常那天休息是感觉好多了和更糟的区别——有点像我妈妈在我年轻的时候给我的那些日子。

So over the next few months, we lobbied and researched and campaigned for our bill, and in June of2019 it was finally signed into law.

因此，在接下来的几个月里，我们游说、研究并宣传我们的法案，2019年6月，它终于被签署成为法律。

(Applause and cheers) This was a groundbreakingmoment for Oregon students.

(掌声和欢呼声)对于俄勒冈州的学生来说，这是一个开创性的时刻。

Here's anexample of how this is playing out now.

下面是一个示例，它现在是如何发挥的。

Let's say astudent is having a really hard month.

假设一个学生度过了一个非常艰难的月份。

They're overwhelmed, overworked, the/re falling behind in school, and theyknow they need help.

他们不知所措，工作过度，在学校落后，他们知道需要帮助。

Maybe they've never talked about mental health with their parentsbefore, but now they have a law on their side to help initiate that conversation.

也许他们以前从没和父母谈过心理健康，但现在他们有一个法律在他们的身边，以帮助启动谈话。

The parent still needs to be the one to call the school and excuse the absence, so it'snot like it's a free pass for the kids, but most importantly, now that school hasthat absence recorded as a mental health day, so they can keep track of just how manystudents take how many mental health days.

家长仍然需要叫学校，为缺课找借口，所以这不像是给孩子们免费通行证，但最重要的是，现在学校把缺勤记录为心理健康日，这样他们就可以跟踪有多少学生需要多少心理健康日。

If a student takes too many, the/ll be referred to the school counselor for a check-in.

如果一个学生花太多，他们将被转介给学校辅导员办理登机手续。

This isimportant because we can catch students who are struggling before it's toolate.

这很重要，因为我们可以抓住那些在为时已晚之前挣扎的学生。

One of the main things we heard at that forum in 2018 is that oftentimes stepping forwardand getting help is the hardest step.

我们在2018年的论坛上听到的主要事情之一是，经常挺身而出，寻求帮助是最困难的一步。

We'rehoping that this law can help with that.

我们希望这项法律能在这方面提供帮助。

This not only will start teaching kids young how to take care ofthemselves and practice self-care and stress management, but it could also literally savelives.

这不仅将教育孩子如何照顾自己，实行自我照顾和压力管理，而且可以真正拯救生命。

Nowstudents from multiple other states are also trying to pass these laws.

现在，来自其他多个州的学生也在试图通过这些法律。

I'mcurrently working with students in both California and Colorado to do the same,because we believe that students everywhere deserve a chance to feel better.

我目前正在与加州和科罗拉多州的学生合作，做同样的事，因为我们相信，世界各地的学生都应该有机会感觉更好。

Aside from all the practical reasons andtechnicalities, House Bill 2191 is really special because of the core conceptbehind it: that physical and mental health are equal and should be treated as such.

除了所有实际的原因和技术，众议院2191号法案非常特别，因为它背后的核心概念是：身心健康是平等的，应该这样对待。

In fact,they're connected.

事实上，它们是连接的。

Take healthcare for example.

以医疗保健为例。

Think aboutCPR. If you were put in a situation where you had to administer CPR, would youknow at least a little bit of what to do?

想想心肺复苏。如果你被置于一个必须管理心肺复苏的情况下，你至少知道一点点该怎么做吗？

Think toyourself -- most likely yes because CPR trainings are offered in most schools,workplaces and even online.

想想你自己——很可能是因为大多数学校都提供心肺复苏培训，工作场所，甚至在线。

We evenhave songs that go with it.

我们甚至有歌曲，并与它。

But howabout mental health care?

但是精神保健呢？

I know I was trained in CPR in myseventh-grade health class.

我知道我在七年级健康课上接受过心肺复苏训练。

What if I was trained in seventh grade how to manage my mental health or how to respond to amental health crisis?

如果我在七年级时受过如何管理我的心理健康或如何应对心理健康危机，该怎么办？

I'd love tosee a world where each of us has a toolkit of skills to help a friend,coworker, family member or even stranger going through a mental health crisis.

我很想看到一个世界，我们每个人都有一个技能工具包来帮助朋友，同事，家庭成员，甚至陌生人经历心理健康危机。

And theseresources should be especially available in schools because that's wherestudents are struggling the most.

这些资源应该在学校特别可用，因为那是学生最努力的地方。

The otherconcept that I sincerely hope you take with you today is that it is always OKto not be OK, and it is always OK to take a break.

我真诚地希望你今天接受的另一个概念是，它总是可以不好的，它总是可以休息。

It doesn'thave to be a whole day;sometimes that's not realistic.

不必是一整天，有时不现实。

But it canbe a few moments here and there to check in with yourself.

但是，在这里和那里可以检查自己的时刻。

Think oflife like a race ...

把生活想象成一场赛跑…

like along-distance race.

像长跑比赛一样。

If yousprint in the very beginning you're going to get burnt out.

如果你在一开始冲刺，你就会筋疲力尽。

You mayeven hurt yourself from pushing too hard.

你甚至会因为太用力而伤害自己。

But if youpace yourself, if you take it slow, sometimes intentionally, and you pushyourself other times, you are sure to be way more successful.

但是，如果你调整自己的步伐，如果你慢慢来，有时是故意的，你把自己推其他时间，你一定会更成功。

So please,look after each other, look after the kids and teens in your life especiallythe ones that look like they have it all together.

所以，请互相照顾，照顾你生活中的儿童和青少年，尤其是那些看起来他们一起拥有这一切的孩子和青少年。

Mentalhealth challenges are not going away, but as a society, we can learn how tomanage them by looking after one another.

心理健康的挑战不会消失，但作为一个社会，我们可以通过互相照顾来学习如何管理它们。

And lookafter yourself, too.

也照顾你自己。

As my momwould say,“Once in a while, take a break”.Thank you.

就像我妈妈说的，偶尔休息一下。谢谢