Stress, anxiety, panic attacks, and even burnout are common at school, but there is often no official policy in place for students who need to prioritise their health. Hailey Hardcastle argues why schools should provide mental health days for students to practise emotional hygiene without fear of being judged. Follow along to see how she and a group of other teenagers turned their activism into law.
Sangu Delle, a TED Fellow, had to tackle his own fundamental prejudice when stress became too much for him: that men should not take care of their mental health. Delle discusses how he learned to deal with anxiety in a society that is uncomfortable with emotions in a personal presentation. "Being honest about how we feel does not make us weak; it makes us human," he explains.
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