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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will defend OP a bit.  There are some families/friends that do keep health issues private (whether asthma or mild depression) and that is their right.  [b]As a society we have come a long way with mental health issues, but there is still a stigma.[/b]  And let's be honest, teens can be cruel and pounce on weakness or insecurities.

OP, send your girl to camp.  Have the nurse administer it.  As for as the girls know it could be any med out there - allergies, asthma, thyroid, blood thinner, etc. They really won't ask and no one will tell.  Teens are so wrapped up in their bubbles they don't care that someone is getting a med.[/quote]

[b]Genuinely with this next generation the mental health is so normalized[/b].  It's not a weakness to have a mental health issue so hopefully no one is feeling insecure.[/quote]

It is better than it has ever been, but it still has a ways to go. Eating issues, depression, mental health, etc are still embarrassing for kids and not completely "normalized" as you put it. You would be shocked at the number of kids with issues that are terrified that their peers will find out.  So that is not normalized.[/quote]

Ok.  I have a kid with mental health struggles and she isn't embarrassed at all.  Her and her friends talk about these things very openly and these are kids you would see from the outside as high-functioning, social, "normal" kids.  A lot of normalizing also happens in your home environment.[/quote]

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