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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a really good reason to address potential mental health issues while kids are still at home, especially senior year.  If you have any concerns about your children at all, get help NOW before they go to school.  I think very often parents hope that it is all just a reflection of the pressure of applying to colleges and that once that gets settled in the spring, everything will be OK.  And you may see an improvement in mood as your DC believes he is about to leave behind whatever is causing him pain.  But unless you've dealt with underlying issues with a professional they will only reappear at college.  And as others have pointed out, you won't be there to recognize it.  If you get your DC help in high school (and set up a relationship with a therapist in college, if you think it is necessary) they will be much better equipped.

I don't think the mental health problems these kids encounter are the result of homesickness or pressure, though these are stressors that contribute.  I think some of this is the timing of kids being away from home at the precise age when many problems first surface as well as the ways in which our culture has distorted things with the academic and other competition.[/quote]

There is a difference between mental health and mental illness. You are right this is the age when mental illness might first surface or kids who managed their illness in a supportive home environment find if difficult to manage at college. However the college environment is very hard on mental health and kids who slide into very poor mental health can be very unwell and/or end up developing mental illness from spending too long in a state of poor mental health. [/quote]

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