I’m a Student
Adapt for Life can be helpful to a lot of students and young people—even if they aren’t struggling with a mental health condition. Through Adapt for Life, students:
Learn more about themselves and better understand their own feelings, thoughts and behaviors
Understand what stress and stressors are and become aware of personal triggers
Learn about common obstacles for getting help for yourself or for others
Recognize warning signs of harmful or suicidal behavior
Identify trusted adults to turn to in times of stress or crisis
Adapt for Life can be helpful to a lot of students and young people, including you. You don’t have to be struggling with a mental health condition to benefit from Adapt for Life. Adapt for Life helps you build important life skills, like how to manage and cope with stress; how to talk about mental health with others; as well as how to find resources and get help for yourself or someone you know.
ADAPT Framework:
A Structure for Helping Yourself or Others
When we’re feeling stressed, it can be tough to make good, healthy choices. The ADAPT framework was created to help you—and people of all ages—develop healthy behaviors and important life skills for managing stress. You can use the ADAPT framework to tackle stress during everyday moments or in times of crisis.
Teen Stressors
While every teen faces unique challenges and different life events, some circumstances are common to lots of teens. It’s not unusual that the changes teenagers experience—both internal and external—bring about stress. Read about some of the most common stressors teens face.
Facts and Figures about Mental Health
Less than 20% of children and adolescents with diagnosable mental health problems receive the treatment they need. Early mental health support can help a child before problems interfere with other developmental needs.
Percent of youth (aged 12-17) with major depression: 13%
Percent of youth with depression who did not received any mental health treatment: 61.5%2
1 in 10 young people have a mental health challenge that is severe enough to impair how they function at home, school, or in the community.
Many estimates show that even though mental illness affects many kids aged 6-17, at least 50% (and possibly as many as 80%) of them do not receive the mental health care they need.
Depression, anxiety, ADHD, and eating disorders are the most common mental health issues that adolescents face.
Read more statistics on mental health and mental illness to find out just how common mental health conditions are and the impact.