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Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.33,0:00:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was a kid,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.62,0:00:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my mom and I made this deal.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.54,0:00:11.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was allowed to take three\Nmental health rest days every semester
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.67,0:00:13.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as long as I continued\Nto do well in school.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.79,0:00:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was because I started\Nmy mental health journey
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.25,0:00:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was only six years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.50,0:00:23.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was always what my grade-school teachers\Nwould call "a worrier,"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.42,0:00:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but later on we found out\Nthat I have trauma-induced anxiety
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.62,0:00:27.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and clinical depression.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.00,0:00:30.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This made growing up pretty hard.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.71,0:00:33.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was worried about a lot of things\Nthat other kids weren't,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.58,0:00:36.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and school got really\Noverwhelming sometimes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.25,0:00:38.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This resulted in a lot of breakdowns,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.12,0:00:39.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,panic attacks --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.62,0:00:41.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes I was super productive,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.29,0:00:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other days\NI couldn't get anything done.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.62,0:00:45.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was all happening during a time
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.46,0:00:47.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when mental health\Nwasn't being talked about
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.58,0:00:48.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as much as it is now,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.88,0:00:50.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially youth mental health.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.42,0:00:53.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some semesters I used\Nall of those rest days to the fullest.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.75,0:00:55.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Others, I didn't need any at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.29,0:00:58.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the fact that they\Nwere always an option
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.54,0:01:01.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is what kept me a happy,\Nhealthy and successful student.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.25,0:01:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I'm using those skills\Nthat I learned as a kid
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.00,0:01:08.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help other students\Nwith mental health challenges.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.17,0:01:12.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm here today to offer you some insight\Ninto the world of teenage mental health:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.33,0:01:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what's going on, how did we get here\Nand what can we do?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.33,0:01:18.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But first you need to understand
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.50,0:01:21.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that while not everyone has\Na diagnosed mental illness like I do,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.67,0:01:23.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,absolutely everyone --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.17,0:01:25.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of you have mental health.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.21,0:01:28.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of us have a brain\Nthat needs to be cared for
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.08,0:01:30.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in similar ways that we care\Nfor our physical well-being.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.00,0:01:35.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our head and our body are connected\Nby much more than just our neck after all.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.08,0:01:38.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mental illness even manifests itself\Nin some physical ways,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.38,0:01:41.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as nausea, headaches,\Nfatigue and shortness of breath.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.96,0:01:44.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So since mental health affects all of us,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.29,0:01:48.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shouldn't we be coming up with solutions\Nthat are accessible to all of us?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.25,0:01:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That brings me to my second\Npart of my story.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.08,0:01:52.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was in high school
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.42,0:01:55.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had gotten pretty good\Nat managing my own mental health.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.21,0:01:56.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was a successful student,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.54,0:01:59.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was president of the Oregon\NAssociation of Student Councils.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.50,0:02:02.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it was around this time\Nthat I began to realize
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.96,0:02:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mental health was much a bigger problem\Nthan just for me personally.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.71,0:02:09.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, my hometown\Nwas touched by multiple suicides
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.88,0:02:11.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during my first year in high school.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.92,0:02:15.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw those tragedies\Nshake our entire community,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.17,0:02:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as the president of a statewide group,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.25,0:02:19.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I began hearing more and more stories
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.08,0:02:22.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from students where this had\Nalso happened in their town.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.33,0:02:24.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in 2018 at our annual summer camp,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.67,0:02:27.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we held a forum with about\N100 high school students
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.12,0:02:29.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to discuss teenage mental health.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.04,0:02:30.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What could we do?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.79,0:02:34.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We approached this conversation\Nwith an enormous amount of empathy
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.42,0:02:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and honesty,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.71,0:02:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the results were astounding.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.62,0:02:38.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What struck me the most
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.92,0:02:41.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was that every single one\Nof my peers had a story
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.42,0:02:43.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about a mental health\Ncrisis in their school,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.67,0:02:46.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no matter if they were\Nfrom a tiny town in eastern Oregon
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.50,0:02:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the very heart of Portland.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.21,0:02:50.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was happening everywhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.00,0:02:52.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We even did some research,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.33,0:02:56.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we found out that suicide\Nis the second leading cause of death
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.79,0:03:00.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for youth ages 10 to 24 in Oregon.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.29,0:03:01.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second leading cause.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.79,0:03:04.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We knew we had to do something.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.46,0:03:07.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So over the next few months,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.33,0:03:11.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we made a committee called\NStudents for a Healthy Oregon,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.12,0:03:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we set out to end the stigma\Nagainst mental health.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.54,0:03:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also wanted to prioritize\Nmental health in schools.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.62,0:03:21.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the help of some lobbyists\Nand a few mental health professionals,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.21,0:03:23.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we put forth House Bill 2191.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.79,0:03:27.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This bill allows students to take\Nmental health days off from school
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.08,0:03:29.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the same way you would\Na physical health day.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.75,0:03:31.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because oftentimes that day off
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.46,0:03:33.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the difference between\Nfeeling a whole lot better
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.96,0:03:35.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a whole lot worse --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.25,0:03:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kind of like those days my mom\Ngave me when I was younger.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.88,0:03:41.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So over the next few months,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.62,0:03:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we lobbied and researched\Nand campaigned for our bill,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.04,0:03:48.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in June of 2019\Nit was finally signed into law.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.38,0:03:55.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause and cheers)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.96,0:04:01.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was a groundbreaking moment\Nfor Oregon students.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.96,0:04:04.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's an example\Nof how this is playing out now.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.46,0:04:07.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's say a student\Nis having a really hard month.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.29,0:04:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're overwhelmed, overworked,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.67,0:04:12.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're falling behind in school,\Nand they know they need help.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.67,0:04:16.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe they've never talked about\Nmental health with their parents before,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.15,0:04:19.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but now they have a law on their side\Nto help initiate that conversation.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.58,0:04:23.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The parent still needs to be the one\Nto call the school and excuse the absence,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.32,0:04:25.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it's not like\Nit's a free pass for the kids,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.54,0:04:26.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but most importantly,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.79,0:04:29.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now that school has that absence\Nrecorded as a mental health day,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.96,0:04:31.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they can keep track
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.25,0:04:34.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of just how many students\Ntake how many mental health days.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.21,0:04:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If a student takes too many,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.71,0:04:39.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they'll be referred\Nto the school counselor for a check-in.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.17,0:04:42.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is important because we can\Ncatch students who are struggling
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.33,0:04:43.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before it's too late.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.67,0:04:46.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the main things we heard\Nat that forum in 2018
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.75,0:04:51.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that oftentimes stepping forward\Nand getting help is the hardest step.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.33,0:04:53.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're hoping that this law\Ncan help with that.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.71,0:04:57.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This not only will start teaching kids\Nyoung how to take care of themselves
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.42,0:04:59.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and practice self-care\Nand stress management,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.62,0:05:01.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it could also literally save lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.67,0:05:06.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now students from multiple other states\Nare also trying to pass these laws.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.38,0:05:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm currently working with students\Nin both California and Colorado
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.62,0:05:10.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do the same,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.92,0:05:12.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we believe\Nthat students everywhere
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.00,0:05:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deserve a chance to feel better.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.58,0:05:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aside from all the practical\Nreasons and technicalities,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.67,0:05:22.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,House Bill 2191 is really special\Nbecause of the core concept behind it:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.12,0:05:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that physical and mental health\Nare equal and should be treated as such.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.04,0:05:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, they're connected.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.17,0:05:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take health care for example.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.08,0:05:32.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think about CPR.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.38,0:05:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you were put in a situation\Nwhere you had to administer CPR,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.67,0:05:38.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would you know at least\Na little bit of what to do?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.25,0:05:39.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think to yourself --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.92,0:05:44.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most likely yes because CPR trainings\Nare offered in most schools, workplaces
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.29,0:05:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even online.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.62,0:05:47.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We even have songs that go with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.88,0:05:50.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But how about mental health care?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.25,0:05:53.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know I was trained in CPR\Nin my seventh-grade health class.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.62,0:05:56.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if I was trained in seventh grade\Nhow to manage my mental health
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.92,0:05:59.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or how to respond\Nto a mental health crisis?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.38,0:06:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd love to see a world\Nwhere each of us has a toolkit of skills
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.54,0:06:04.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help a friend, coworker, family member
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.58,0:06:07.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even stranger going through\Na mental health crisis.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.21,0:06:10.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And these resources should be\Nespecially available in schools
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.12,0:06:13.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that's where students\Nare struggling the most.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.38,0:06:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other concept that I sincerely hope\Nyou take with you today
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.50,0:06:19.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that it is always OK to not be OK,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.33,0:06:21.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it is always OK to take a break.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.67,0:06:23.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't have to be a whole day;
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.38,0:06:25.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes that's not realistic.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.08,0:06:28.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it can be a few moments here and there\Nto check in with yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.25,0:06:30.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think of life like a race ...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.83,0:06:33.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like a long-distance race.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.71,0:06:36.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you sprint in the very beginning\Nyou're going to get burnt out.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.92,0:06:39.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may even hurt yourself\Nfrom pushing too hard.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.29,0:06:40.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you pace yourself,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.62,0:06:42.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you take it slow,\Nsometimes intentionally,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.92,0:06:44.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you push yourself other times,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.62,0:06:47.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are sure to be way more successful.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.92,0:06:49.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So please,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.33,0:06:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,look after each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.67,0:06:52.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,look after the kids \Nand teens in your life
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.67,0:06:55.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially the ones that look\Nlike they have it all together.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.79,0:06:57.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mental health challenges\Nare not going away,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.96,0:06:59.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but as a society,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.25,0:07:02.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can learn how to manage them\Nby looking after one another.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.13,0:07:04.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And look after yourself, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.21,0:07:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As my mom would say,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.62,0:07:07.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Once in a while, take a break."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.88,0:07:09.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.17,0:07:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)