Why students should have mental health days | Hailey Hardcastle

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Transcriber: Leslie Gauthier Reviewer: Joanna Pietrulewicz
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When I was a kid,
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Da jeg var barn,
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my mom and I made this deal.
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lavede jeg en aftale med min mor.
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I was allowed to take three mental health rest days every semester
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Jeg kunne tage tre fridage hvert semester, for at pleje mit mentale helbred
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as long as I continued to do well in school.
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så længe jeg klarede mig godt i skolen.
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This was because I started my mental health journey
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Det var fordi, jeg startede min mentale rejse
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when I was only six years old.
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allerede da jeg var seks år.
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I was always what my grade-school teachers would call "a worrier,"
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For mine klasselærere var jeg en, der altid bekymrede sig,
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but later on we found out that I have trauma-induced anxiety
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men senere fandt vi ud af, at jeg har traumeinduceret angst
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and clinical depression.
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og klinisk depression.
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This made growing up pretty hard.
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Det gav mig en hård opvækst.
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I was worried about a lot of things that other kids weren't,
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Jeg bekymrede mig om mange ting, som andre børn ikke gjorde,
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and school got really overwhelming sometimes.
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og generelt blev skolen ofte overvældende.
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This resulted in a lot of breakdowns,
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Det endte i mange sammenbrud,
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panic attacks --
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panikanfald -
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sometimes I was super productive,
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Nogle gange var jeg super produktiv
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and other days I couldn't get anything done.
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andre dage kunne jeg ikke få noget gjort.
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This was all happening during a time
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Alt det her skete i en tid
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when mental health wasn't being talked about
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hvor man ikke talte om mental sundhed
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as much as it is now,
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så meget som man gør nu,
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especially youth mental health.
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særligt unges mentale sundhed.
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Some semesters I used all of those rest days to the fullest.
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Nogle semestre brugte jeg alle fridagene fuldt ud.
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Others, I didn't need any at all.
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Andre behøvede jeg ikke en eneste.
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But the fact that they were always an option
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Men det faktum at de altid var en mulighed,
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is what kept me a happy, healthy and successful student.
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var det, der gjorde mig glad, sund og en dygtig elev.
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Now I'm using those skills that I learned as a kid
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Nu bruger jeg de værktøjer, jeg lærte som barn
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to help other students with mental health challenges.
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til at hjælpe andre elever med mentale sundhedsproblemer.
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I'm here today to offer you some insight into the world of teenage mental health:
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Jeg er her i dag for at give et indblik i teenagers mentale sundhed:
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what's going on, how did we get here and what can we do?
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hvad sker der, hvordan kom vi hertil og hvad kan vi gøre?
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But first you need to understand
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Men først skal I forstå,
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that while not everyone has a diagnosed mental illness like I do,
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at selvom alle ikke har en diagnosticeret psykisk sygdom som jeg,
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absolutely everyone --
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så har alle -
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all of you have mental health.
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alle jer har en mental sundhed.
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All of us have a brain that needs to be cared for
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Vi har alle en hjerne, der har brug for at blive plejet
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in similar ways that we care for our physical well-being.
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på samme måde, som vi tager os af vores fysiske sundhed.
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Our head and our body are connected by much more than just our neck after all.
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Vores hoved og krop er forbundet gennem meget andet end vores nakke.
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Mental illness even manifests itself in some physical ways,
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Mental sundhed viser sig endda på fysiske måder
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such as nausea, headaches, fatigue and shortness of breath.
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som kvalme, hovedpine, træthed og åndenød.
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So since mental health affects all of us,
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Siden mental sundhed påvirker os alle,
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shouldn't we be coming up with solutions that are accessible to all of us?
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burde vi så ikke komme op med løsninger, der er tilgængelige for alle?
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That brings me to my second part of my story.
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Det fører mig til anden del af min historie.
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When I was in high school
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Da jeg gik i gymnasiet
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I had gotten pretty good at managing my own mental health.
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var jeg blevet ret god til at håndtere min mentale sundhed.
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I was a successful student,
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Jeg var en dygtig elev,
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and I was president of the Oregon Association of Student Councils.
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og jeg var formand for Oregon Association's studenterråd.
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But it was around this time that I began to realize
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Men det var omkring det her tidspunkt, at jeg indså
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mental health was much a bigger problem than just for me personally.
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mental sundhed er et meget større problem end blot for mig personligt.
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Unfortunately, my hometown was touched by multiple suicides
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Desværre var min hjemby udsat for flere selvmord
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during my first year in high school.
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i løbet af mit første år i gymnasiet.
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I saw those tragedies shake our entire community,
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Jeg så hvordan disse tragedier rystede hele lokalsamfundet,
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and as the president of a statewide group,
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og som formand
for et statsråd
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I began hearing more and more stories
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hørte jeg flere og flere historier
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from students where this had also happened in their town.
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fra elever der havde oplevet det samme i deres by.
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So in 2018 at our annual summer camp,
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Så til vores årlige sommerlejr i 2018
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we held a forum with about 100 high school students
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afholdte vi et forum for 100 gymnasieelever
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to discuss teenage mental health.
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for at diskutere mental sundhed.
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What could we do?
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Hvad kunne vi gøre?
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We approached this conversation with an enormous amount of empathy
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Vi gik til diskussionen med en enorm stor del empati
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and honesty,
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og ærlighed,
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and the results were astounding.
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og resultaterne var forbløffende.
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What struck me the most
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Hvad der ramte mig mest
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was that every single one of my peers had a story
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var at hver eneste elev havde en historie
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about a mental health crisis in their school,
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om en mental sundhedskrise i deres skole,
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no matter if they were from a tiny town in eastern Oregon
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uanset om de var fra en lille by i det østlige Oregon
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or the very heart of Portland.
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eller fra hjertet af Portland.
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This was happening everywhere.
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Det her skete alle steder.
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We even did some research,
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Ud fra nogle undersøgelser
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and we found out that suicide is the second leading cause of death
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fandt vi ud af, at selvmord er den næsthyppigste årsag til dødsfald
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for youth ages 10 to 24 in Oregon.
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for unge mellem 10 og 24 år i Oregon.
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The second leading cause.
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Den næsthyppigste årsag.
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We knew we had to do something.
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Vi blev nødt til at gøre noget.
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So over the next few months,
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Så over de næste måneder
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we made a committee called Students for a Healthy Oregon,
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nedsatte vi en komité under navnet "Elever for et sundt Oregon",
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and we set out to end the stigma against mental health.
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med missionen om at ende stigmatiseringen af mental sundhed.
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We also wanted to prioritize mental health in schools.
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Vi ønskede også at prioritere mental sundhed i skolerne.
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With the help of some lobbyists and a few mental health professionals,
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Med hjælp fra nogle lobbyister og nogle få mentale sundhedsfagfolk
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we put forth House Bill 2191.
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fremlagde vi et kongressforslag.
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This bill allows students to take mental health days off from school
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Forslaget tillod elever at tage mentale sygedage
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the same way you would a physical health day.
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på samme måde som at tage en almindelig sygedag.
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Because oftentimes that day off
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Fordi ofte betød den ene dag
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is the difference between feeling a whole lot better
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forskellen på at have det en hel del bedre
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and a whole lot worse --
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eller en hel del værre -
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kind of like those days my mom gave me when I was younger.
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lidt ligesom de dage min mor gav mig, da jeg var yngre.
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So over the next few months,
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Så over de næste måneder,
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we lobbied and researched and campaigned for our bill,
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lavede vi undersøgelser, lobbyarbejde og førte kampagne for forslaget,
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and in June of 2019 it was finally signed into law.
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og i juni 2019 blev den endelig underskrevet som lov.
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(Applause and cheers)
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(Bifald og jubel)
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This was a groundbreaking moment for Oregon students.
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Det var et skelsættende øjeblik for Oregons elever.
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Here's an example of how this is playing out now.
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Her er et eksempel på, hvordan det fungerer i dag.
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Let's say a student is having a really hard month.
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Lad os sige at en elev har en virkelig hård måned.
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They're overwhelmed, overworked,
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Eleven føler sig overvældet, overbebyrdet,
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they're falling behind in school, and they know they need help.
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falder bagud i skolen og ved at de har brug for hjælp.
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Maybe they've never talked about mental health with their parents before,
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Måske har de aldrig talt om mentale problemer med deres forældre før,
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but now they have a law on their side to help initiate that conversation.
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men nu har de en lov, der kan hjælpe med at starte den samtale.
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The parent still needs to be the one to call the school and excuse the absence,
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Det er stadig forældrene, der skal ringe til skolen og bede om fri,
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so it's not like it's a free pass for the kids,
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så det ikke er et fripas for børnene,
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but most importantly,
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men vigtist af alt,
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now that school has that absence recorded as a mental health day,
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nu hvor skolen registrerer fraværet som mentale fridage,
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so they can keep track
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kan de holde styr på
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of just how many students take how many mental health days.
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det antal elever der tager mentale fridage, og hvor mange.
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If a student takes too many,
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Hvis en elev tager for mange,
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they'll be referred to the school counselor for a check-in.
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vil de blive henvist til et check hos skolepsykologen.
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This is important because we can catch students who are struggling
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Det er vigtigt, fordi vi kan få fat i elever der kæmper,
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before it's too late.
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før det er for sent.
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One of the main things we heard at that forum in 2018
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En af de mest hyppige udsagn vi hørte ved forummet i 2018
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is that oftentimes stepping forward and getting help is the hardest step.
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var at det at stå frem og få hjælp ofte var det sværeste.
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We're hoping that this law can help with that.
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Vi håber, at denne lov kan hjælpe med det.
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This not only will start teaching kids young how to take care of themselves
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Udover at lære børn fra en tidlig alder at passe på sig selv
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and practice self-care and stress management,
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og håndtere egenomsorg og stress,
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but it could also literally save lives.
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så kan det bogstavelig talt redde liv.
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Now students from multiple other states are also trying to pass these laws.
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Elever fra andre stater forsøger også at få gennemført disse love.
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I'm currently working with students in both California and Colorado
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Jeg arbejder sammen med elever fra både Californien og Colorado
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to do the same,
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for at indføre det samme,
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because we believe that students everywhere
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fordi vi tror på, at elever alle steder
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deserve a chance to feel better.
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fortjener at have det bedre.
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Aside from all the practical reasons and technicalities,
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Ud over alle de praktiske grunde og teknikaliteter,
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House Bill 2191 is really special because of the core concept behind it:
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er kongresforslaget 2191 særlig speciel fordi den fundamentalt er baseret på
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that physical and mental health are equal and should be treated as such.
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at fysisk og psykisk sundhed er lige og bør blive betragtet sådan.
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In fact, they're connected.
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Faktisk er de forbundet.
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Take health care for example.
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For eksempel sundhedspleje.
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Think about CPR.
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Tænk på førstehjælp.
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If you were put in a situation where you had to administer CPR,
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Hvis du kom i en situation, hvor du skulle udføre førstehjælp
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would you know at least a little bit of what to do?
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ville du vide lidt om, hvad du skulle gøre?
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Think to yourself --
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Tænk over det -
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most likely yes because CPR trainings are offered in most schools, workplaces
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sandsynligvis ja, fordi der tilbydes førstehjælpstræning på arbejdspladser,
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and even online.
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skoler og endda online.
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We even have songs that go with it.
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Vi har endda sange, der går til det.
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But how about mental health care?
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Men hvad med mentalt sundhedspleje?
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I know I was trained in CPR in my seventh-grade health class.
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Jeg fik førstehjælpstræning i min 7. klasses sundhedsundervisning.
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What if I was trained in seventh grade how to manage my mental health
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Hvad hvis jeg i 7. klasse blev undervist i mental sundhed
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or how to respond to a mental health crisis?
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eller hvordan man reagerer på psykiske problemer?
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I'd love to see a world where each of us has a toolkit of skills
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Jeg ville elske at se en verden hvor alle ved hvordan man hjælper
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to help a friend, coworker, family member
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en ven, en kollega,
et familiemedlem,
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or even stranger going through a mental health crisis.
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eller endda fremmede der kæmper med psykiske problemer
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And these resources should be especially available in schools
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Disse resurser skal særligt være tilgængelige i skoler
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because that's where students are struggling the most.
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fordi det er her elever kæmper mest.
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The other concept that I sincerely hope you take with you today
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Den anden del jeg inderligt håber, I tager med jer i dag
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is that it is always OK to not be OK,
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er at det altid er okay ikke at være okay,
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and it is always OK to take a break.
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og det er altid i orden at tage en pause.
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It doesn't have to be a whole day;
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Det behøver ikke at være en hel dag
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sometimes that's not realistic.
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nogle gange er det ikke realistisk.
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But it can be a few moments here and there to check in with yourself.
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Men det kan være et par øjeblikke her og der til lige at tjekke ind.
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Think of life like a race ...
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Tænk på livet som et kapløb...
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like a long-distance race.
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et langdistanceløb.
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If you sprint in the very beginning you're going to get burnt out.
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Hvis du sprinter i starten, kommer du til at brænde ud.
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You may even hurt yourself from pushing too hard.
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Måske du også får en skade af at presse for hårdt.
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But if you pace yourself,
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Men hvis du tager kontrol,
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if you take it slow, sometimes intentionally,
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og tager den med ro, nogle gange intentionelt,
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and you push yourself other times,
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og andre gange presser dig selv,
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you are sure to be way more successful.
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kan du være sikker på at klare dig endnu bedre.
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So please,
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So lov mig
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look after each other,
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tag jer af hinanden,
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look after the kids and teens in your life
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se efter børnene og teenagerne i jeres liv
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especially the ones that look like they have it all together.
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særligt dem, hvor det ser ud som om, de har styr på det hele.
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Mental health challenges are not going away,
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Psykiske problemer forsvinder ikke,
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but as a society,
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men som et samfund,
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we can learn how to manage them by looking after one another.
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kan vi lære at håndtere dem ved at se efter hinanden.
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And look after yourself, too.
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Og husk også at tag jer af jer selv.
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As my mom would say,
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Som min mor ville sige,
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"Once in a while, take a break."
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En gang imellem, så tag en pause.
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Thank you.
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Tak.
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(Applause)
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(Bifald)
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