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Behavioral Health Sponsored by CREATING HEALTHIER YOUNG ADULTS Megan Tevens, senior therapist at Horizon Health Services, has 10 years of experience counseling young adults. JOED VIERA EXPERTS: MORE EMPLOYERS NEED TO CONSIDER MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS BY ANNEMARIE FRANCZYK Contributing writer Young adults, those between 18 and 25 years old, have a higher incidence of mental-health issues than most adults and yet are the least likely to seek help for their problems. And that is the sum of the challenge for mentalhealth professionals who want to treat them and businesses who want to employ them. Not to address mental illness in the lives of young adults means they will develop more serious problems that are more difficult to treat as they get older. “If left unmanaged or undetected, it could lead to social isolation, being withdrawn, alcoholism, suicide, and could affect other life areas such as relationships, jobs and the overall quality of life,” said Megan Tevens, who has counseled young people for a decade. “The earlier you intervene, the better.” Employers need to step in and recognize symptoms of mental distress, such as significant changes in mood, low productivity, being withdrawn, low or no socialization, lack of focus, absenteeism and negative self-talk. But are employers willing to do so? Not so much, said Caleek Roman, 22, youth peer advocate with Mental Health Advocates of Western New York. Employers see mental illness as “extra baggage.” “Employers understand a death in the family, but anxiety and depression? That won’t get accommodated,” he said. “In most cases, it often is, ‘Leave your problems at the door when you step in. You can’t bring that inside. We need an uplifting environment, don’t bring down the morale.’ That expectation is placed on you, and you don’t know where to go for help.” The older generation in charge seems to cling to the long-standing stigma of mental illness, Roman said, which conflicts with the younger generation’s general attitude of openness and acceptance. That gap in understanding can make it difficult for young adults to function on the job while battling a mental illness, he said. Despite outward appearances, youth and opportunity don’t always present themselves as positives, the experts said. Moving from high school to college and from college to the work world can be stressful enough and has been from generation to generation. This group, however, has come up in a go-go-go, fast-paced world, driven by ever-present technology, Tevens, a senior therapist with Horizon Health Services, said. “They are reliant on technology, social media and video games. And a lot of the time, they’re not used SEE BEHAVIORAL, PAGE 22 18 THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE BUFFALO BUSINESS FIRST
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