Persuasive Essay On Mental Health

There is a huge issue everyone need to be more aware of. Suicide is more than just a mental health issue and we can do something about it. Teen suicide is an epidemic happening all around us. It can happen from substance abuse. Trauma from losing a loved one or seeing an accident occur. Also depression leads to suicidal thoughts. Therapy can be used in helping reverse the symptoms or even prevent them from happening.

Neo soul artist, Angie Stone puts to lyrics what many Black women have been thinking about Black men for years when she said "you got mad issues, and you tend to refuse every opportunity to right your wrong". Because the women in our lives, who know us so intimately and care for us so deeply, can see when we are hurting or responding out of pain. But Black men young and old are walking around with anger, hurt, and stress which is literally sucking the joy out our lives through high blood pressure, impotence, fatigue, alcoholism, and many other physical and emotional manifestations as the result of poor mental health. However, many of us stubbornly refuse to get the mental health help that is needed to be better men - husbands, fathers, boyfriends, or just plain ole emotionally whole.

“Nearly 5 million children in the U.S. have some type of mental illness” (Goldberg). It is agreeable that there are many young children that deal with mental illness every day. Schools should be concerned for every student’s well being. Moreover, mental health is a part of a person’s overall “well being.” Therefore, schools need to make the mental health of students a stronger focus and implement plans to keep students mentally well and educated. To help create a positive, mental health aware environment where students feel open to seek help, high school students should be educated on how to be mentally healthy, be given a safe place to seek help, and be encouraged to monitor and maintain their mental health. Mental illness and mental health care need to be a more eminent priority in our society, starting with high schools.

The growing population extends in diversity by the second around the world, for there is not a single human being identical to another. In terms of personality, looks, and interests, each individual creates a unique addition to our own developed society. Tolerance towards indifferences to the percent of population containing a mental illness needs to be expanded. Society needs to expose the reality of the multiplicity of individuals. Undeniably, different characteristics about a person should be identified. However, people should not be labeled with a diagnosis or a disorder due to their actions.The members of the world today have most likely experienced a form of mental instability at one point in their life. The education provided to the public concerning mental illnesses is limited, and perhaps not taken seriously. Addressing the problem and educating society 's people is the only way to reach a solution to a broad conflict. To expose the amount of people that struggle with an illness that disables them to act differently in situations would create a wider understanding of different reactions. Society has isolated these actions of mental illnesses as something to be ashamed of over time, and have discriminated these acts making them prohibited. To reach a solution of tolerance towards mental disorders, the combination of actions for addressing the problem, educating the public of the intolerance, and

A quote by Willa Cather says, “The end is nothing; the road is all.” This quote is stating that it is not about the destination arrived at, but that it is about the journey to get there. I do agree with this quote. Instead of only waiting for the end, enjoy and cherish the events that lead up to it.

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It’s college graduation day and the graduates have just finished their walks across the stage. The future looks bright and the stress of classes has finally come to an end for most of the students. This day is a day full of joy for most, but for those who didn’t receive scholarships or grants; this day also marks the day that reality hits. For those who were lucky enough to get student loans now comes the time when those loans need to start being paid on. Through all of the excitement, the elephant in the room still remains; how will they possibly begin to pay the tens of thousands of dollars that they owe for the education they just finished?

About 1 in 5 youth aged 13–18 experiences a severe mental disorder at least once in their lifetime. Over one-third of students with a mental health condition, age 14­–21 drops out—the highest dropout rate of any disability group. With these statistics, it shows how many people are not gaining support and are just giving up because they cannot find convenient help. If this issue is shown in the classroom, then the awareness rates will rise, making more establishments for support and treatment.

“Your assignment is to write a persuasive essay and present it to the class in a week. You will be graded based on how convincing it is. Today we will be choosing topics,” announced Mr. Bowerbank, my 7th grade English teacher and ruler of classroom 110. My class simultaneously groaned at the prospect of work. I simply lifted my head with intrigue as it was already May and about time we had our first essay. He then proceeded to give examples of topics we could choose and gave us some time to think before we had to tell him our topic. My classmates were already rushing to tell the teacher their idea lest someone else steal it. That meant the usual abortion, death penalty, or drug use topics were out. I really couldn't think of anything and the teacher was slowly making his way through the remaining students like an executioner beheading criminals in a line. I have always thought that he would make a marvelous supervillain if he had a curly mustache, a tophat, and a cape. Eventually my name was called. I slowly dragged myself over to his desk. Even sitting down, he still seemed to tower over me. “What is your topic Cindy?” As usual in such desperate times, my mind turned to food. “Waffles are better than pancakes.” I figured that a waffle was just a differently shaped pancake with a nicer texture. “Hmm. Excellent topic. I look forward to your essay!” I survived to live yet another day.

Every summer since I can remember my family and I have spent part of our summer break camping at our favorite place in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in California. Clarks Fork is an old road with three campgrounds, one being called Clarks Fork. It’s where I have made endless memories with family and friends. It's where my best friend and I have grown up each summer. The first thing that is noticeable in (we will see when we look at) this picture is the two young girls, smiling big. Those two young girls in the picture are my sister and I. The one on the left with the long black hair, in two braids is my not so little, younger sister, and I am the blonde (one) on the right. This picture shows so much more than (you) anyone could ever guess. I have grown up at Clarks Fork. My sister and I have gone on endless hikes and fishing trips. We are fortunate we were able to grow up running around, for weeks at a time in such a beautiful place.

All over the world, citizens’ desire to talk about sensitive subjects, such as race, sexual orientation, and death, has diminished in the last decade. The modern trend is to avoid certain topics so as not to offend anyone. Unresolved subjects, however, require person to person communication in order to minimize their damaging effects. One major topic of conversation that is avoided by people every single day is suicide. Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States today and takes the lives of about 44,193 Americans every year. For some in this world there seems to be no hope, no relief from their upsetting feelings, but this is a growing trend that needs to stop before it takes the lives of more because despite what they may believe, there is hope in and for the world we live in.

A hot topic among Americans today, racial equality is a subject found in nearly every household across the nation. Isn't it ironic that sixty percent of people in America feel that whites and blacks need to work to stop the racism epidemic, however, fifty-six percent of all people think that people of color should not have to fight to stop racism? (PBS, 2017) The real question is on August 28, 1963, is this the dream Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had in mind?

HELP! We need to get all the people out of the city. It is no longer safe here. Everyone needs to get some kind of protection, it's happening again we need everyone to be safe and if they're in this area they might all be killed tonight. Oh no, It’s happening again said Sarah. I didn't think this was going to happen for another 14 years. Sarah what are you talking about what's going on. Said Will. Tonight will be one of the scariest nights . This night will be one to remember. Will You need to get away from everyone and you just need to hide. Sarah I don't want to leave without you. What will I do if something happens to you. Will I'll be fine, I just need to know that you will be safe. I can't be safe without you. Said Will. Fine but just remember I told you not to trust anyone. Said Sarah. We'll be safe, we just need to find a good cave to hide in. Said Will.

This watermelon cake looks delicious – well, at least the top one does. We’re not 100% sure what happened with the one on the bottom, but we would suggest a cake decorating class.

In my fifth grade year of basketball, my team made it to the championship and we tried are hardest to win. When that buzzer went off we were down seven points, and we were so disappointed that we lost. In the end, we received a second place trophy and it gave us motivation. So, we practiced really hard for the next championship game and we eventually won the title: Champions. At the trophy ceremony, everyone received a participation award even if they lost. Our team earned our first place trophy while the other children still received trophies; therefore, we felt discouraged. Correspondingly, trophies and awards have been given out since the Ancient Greece era, but it wasn’t until the 1980s that participation trophies were offered to people. In the 1980s, California started giving out participation awards to kids that lived in poverty because they believed it would “boost their self esteem” (Stern). This trophy trend has spread throughout the United States in youth sports and events. People are becoming aware of this topic and they either love it or hate it. In a statistical study, many young people believe that we should have these trophies, but the older people are most likely to disagree (Blake). Throughout America, many people consider participation trophies a wonderful thing for children, but I believe that participation trophies are the downfall of society causing many children to be entitled and selfish.