Why students should have mental health days | Hailey Hardcastle

Transcriber: Leslie Gauthier Reviewer: Joanna Pietrulewicz

Prevoditelj: Mirela Ivoš Recezent: Sanda L

When I was a kid,

Kada sam bila dijete,

my mom and I made this deal.

moja mama i ja došle smo do dogovora.

I was allowed to take three mental health rest days every semester

Dopustila mi je da uzmem tri dana odmora za svoje mentalno zdravlje svaki semestar

as long as I continued to do well in school.

dokle god i dalje dobro obavljam školske obaveze.

This was because I started my mental health journey

Ovo je bilo jer sam put svog mentalnog zdravlja

when I was only six years old.

započela sa šest godina.

I was always what my grade-school teachers would call "a worrier,"

Uvijek sam bila ono što su moji učitelji nazivali "borcem",

but later on we found out that I have trauma-induced anxiety

ali kasnije smo saznali da imam anksioznost uzrokovanu traumom

and clinical depression.

kao i kliničku depresiju.

This made growing up pretty hard.

Odrastanje je zbog toga bilo teško.

I was worried about a lot of things that other kids weren't,

Brinula sam se zbog puno stvari koje nisu brinule drugu djecu

and school got really overwhelming sometimes.

i škola je ponekad bila nepodnošljiva.

This resulted in a lot of breakdowns,

Ovo je rezultiralo mnogim slomovima,

panic attacks --

paničnim napadima -

sometimes I was super productive,

ponekad sam bila jako produktivna,

and other days I couldn't get anything done.

a drugim danima ništa nisam mogla napraviti.

This was all happening during a time

Sve se ovo događalo u vrijeme

when mental health wasn't being talked about

kada se o mentalnom zdravlju nije razgovaralo

as much as it is now,

ovoliko kao sada, pogotovo

especially youth mental health.

o mentalnom zdravlju mladih.

Some semesters I used all of those rest days to the fullest.

Tijekom nekih semestara iskoristila sam sve dane za odmor.

Others, I didn't need any at all.

Tijekom drugih mi nisu bili potrebni.

But the fact that they were always an option

Ali činjenica da su uvijek bili opcija

is what kept me a happy, healthy and successful student.

je ono što me činilo sretnom, zdravom i uspješnom učenicom.

Now I'm using those skills that I learned as a kid

Sada te vještine koje sam naučila kao dijete koristim

kako bih pomogla drugim učenicima s izazovima u mentalnom zdravlju.

to help other students with mental health challenges.

I'm here today to offer you some insight into the world of teenage mental health:

Danas sam ovdje kako bih vam ponudila uvid u svijet mentalnog zdravlja tinejdžera:

what's going on, how did we get here and what can we do?

što se događa, kako smo tu dospjeli i što možemo učiniti?

But first you need to understand

Ali prvo je potrebno da razumijete

that while not everyone has a diagnosed mental illness like I do,

da iako nemaju svi dijagnosticiran mentalni poremećaj poput mene,

absolutely everyone --

apsolutno svi -

all of you have mental health.

svi vi imate mentalno zdravlje.

All of us have a brain that needs to be cared for

Svi mi imamo mozak o kojemu je potrebno brinuti

in similar ways that we care for our physical well-being.

na sličan način kao što brinemo o fizičkoj dobrobiti.

Naša glava i tijelo povezani su više nego samo našim vratom.

Our head and our body are connected by much more than just our neck after all.

Mental illness even manifests itself in some physical ways,

Mentalni poremećaj može se manifestirati i fizičkim simptomima,

such as nausea, headaches, fatigue and shortness of breath.

kao što su mučnina, glavobolja, nesvjestica i kratak dah.

So since mental health affects all of us,

Kako na sve nas utječe mentalno zdravlje,

shouldn't we be coming up with solutions that are accessible to all of us?

ne bismo li trebali smišljati rješenja dostupna svima nama?

That brings me to my second part of my story.

To me dovodi do drugog dijela moje priče.

When I was in high school

U srednjoj sam školi

I had gotten pretty good at managing my own mental health.

postala dosta dobra u baratanju svojim mentalnim zdravljem.

I was a successful student,

Bila sam uspješna učenica

and I was president of the Oregon Association of Student Councils.

i predsjednica Udruženja vijeća učenika Oregona.

But it was around this time that I began to realize

Ali u to sam vrijeme počela shvaćati da je

mental health was much a bigger problem than just for me personally.

mentalno zdravlje puno veći problem nego za mene samu.

Unfortunately, my hometown was touched by multiple suicides

Nažalost, u mome rodnome gradu počinjeno je više samoubojstava

during my first year in high school.

tijekom moje prve godine u srednjoj školi.

I saw those tragedies shake our entire community,

Vidjela sam kako su te tragedije potresle cijelu zajednicu,

and as the president of a statewide group,

i kao predsjednica udruženja cijele države,

I began hearing more and more stories

počela sam slušati sve više primjera

from students where this had also happened in their town.

od drugih studenata u čijem se gradu odvijalo isto.

So in 2018 at our annual summer camp,

Tako smo 2018. na godišnjem ljetnom kampu

we held a forum with about 100 high school students

održali forum s oko 100 učenika srednjih škola

to discuss teenage mental health.

da bismo raspravljali o mentalnom zdravlju mladih.

What could we do?

Što bismo mogli učiniti?

We approached this conversation with an enormous amount of empathy

Ovom smo razgovoru pristupili s ogromnom količinom empatije

and honesty,

i iskrenosti,

and the results were astounding.

i rezultati su bili zapanjujući.

What struck me the most

Najviše me pogodilo to

was that every single one of my peers had a story

da je svaki od mojih vršnjaka imao priču

about a mental health crisis in their school,

o krizi s mentalnim zdravljem u svojoj školi,

no matter if they were from a tiny town in eastern Oregon

neovisno dolaze li iz malog grada u istočnom Oregonu

or the very heart of Portland.

ili iz srca Portlanda.

This was happening everywhere.

Ovo se događalo svugdje.

We even did some research,

Proveli smo i istraživanja

and we found out that suicide is the second leading cause of death

i otkrili kako je samoubojstvo drugi vodeći uzrok smrti

for youth ages 10 to 24 in Oregon.

mladih između 10 i 24 godine u Oregonu.

The second leading cause.

Drugi vodeći uzrok.

We knew we had to do something.

Znali smo da nešto moramo učiniti.

So over the next few months,

Tako smo nekoliko sljedećih mjeseci

we made a committee called Students for a Healthy Oregon,

napravili odbor nazvan Učenici za zdraviji Oregon,

and we set out to end the stigma against mental health.

i odlučili smo stati na kraj stigmi prema mentalnom zdravlju.

We also wanted to prioritize mental health in schools.

Htjeli smo i mentalno zdravlje u školama staviti kao prioritet.

With the help of some lobbyists and a few mental health professionals,

Uz pomoć nekih lobista i nekoliko stručnjaka za mentalno zdravlje

we put forth House Bill 2191.

iznijeli smo prijedlog zakona House 2191.

This bill allows students to take mental health days off from school

On omogućava učenicima da uzmu slobodne dane radi mentalnog zdravlja

isto kao što bi ih uzeli da se radi o fizičkom.

the same way you would a physical health day.

Because oftentimes that day off

Jer često taj jedan dan

is the difference between feeling a whole lot better

čini razliku između osjećanja da smo bolje

and a whole lot worse --

ili puno lošije -

slično danima koje je moja mama prije omogućila meni.

kind of like those days my mom gave me when I was younger.

So over the next few months,

Tako smo idućih mjeseci

we lobbied and researched and campaigned for our bill,

lobirali, istraživali i napravili kampanju za naš prijedlog

and in June of 2019 it was finally signed into law.

i u lipnju 2019. postao je zakonom.

(Applause and cheers)

(Pljesak)

This was a groundbreaking moment for Oregon students.

Ovo je bio ključan trenutak za učenike u Oregonu.

Here's an example of how this is playing out now.

Evo primjera kako to funkcionira sada.

Let's say a student is having a really hard month.

Recimo da učenik ima jako težak mjesec.

They're overwhelmed, overworked,

Osjeća se preplavljeno, preopterećeno poslom

they're falling behind in school, and they know they need help.

i počinje zaostajati u školi te zna da mu treba pomoć.

Maybe they've never talked about mental health with their parents before,

Možda nikad nije pričao s roditeljima o mentalnom zdravlju,

ali sad postoji zakon o tom koji pomaže inicirati taj razgovor.

but now they have a law on their side to help initiate that conversation.

The parent still needs to be the one to call the school and excuse the absence,

Roditelj i dalje treba biti taj koji školi opravdava izostanak,

što znači da zakon nije slobodna propusnica za učenika,

so it's not like it's a free pass for the kids,

ali najbitnije,

but most importantly,

now that school has that absence recorded as a mental health day,

sad kad škola izostanak bilježi kao dan za mentalno zdravlje,

so they can keep track

ona može pratiti

of just how many students take how many mental health days.

koliko učenika koristi izostanke za mentalno zdravlje.

If a student takes too many,

Ako učenik koristi previše,

they'll be referred to the school counselor for a check-in.

uputit će ga se školskom savjetniku na razgovor.

This is important because we can catch students who are struggling

Ovo je važno jer možemo otkriti učenike s problemima

before it's too late.

prije nego je prekasno.

One of the main things we heard at that forum in 2018

Jedna od glavnih stvari koje smo čuli na forumu 2018. je

is that oftentimes stepping forward and getting help is the hardest step.

da je često iskoračiti i potražiti pomoć najteže.

We're hoping that this law can help with that.

Nadamo se da će ovaj zakon pomoći u tome.

This not only will start teaching kids young how to take care of themselves

Ovo neće samo odmalena učiti djecu kako voditi računa o sebi

and practice self-care and stress management,

i vježbati brigu o sebi te upravljati stresom,

but it could also literally save lives.

nego im doslovno može spasiti život.

Now students from multiple other states are also trying to pass these laws.

Sada studenti iz više različitih država pokušavaju podržati ove zakone.

I'm currently working with students in both California and Colorado

Trenutno radim s učenicima iz Californije i Colorada

to do the same,

kako bi učinili isto.

because we believe that students everywhere

jer vjerujemo učenici svugdje

zaslužuju šansu osjećati se bolje.

deserve a chance to feel better.

Aside from all the practical reasons and technicalities,

Na stranu sa svim praktičnim razlozima i tehnikalijama,

House Bill 2191 is really special because of the core concept behind it:

House Bill 2191 veoma je poseban zbog ključnog koncepta u svojoj podlozi:

that physical and mental health are equal and should be treated as such.

fizičko i mentalno zdravlje jednaki su i kao takve ih je potrebno tretirati.

In fact, they're connected.

Zapravo, oni su povezani.

Take health care for example.

Uzmimo zdravstvenu skrb kao primjer.

Think about CPR.

Razmislite o KPR-u (reanimaciji).

If you were put in a situation where you had to administer CPR,

Ako biste ikad bili u situaciji u kojoj ste trebali obaviti KPR,

would you know at least a little bit of what to do?

biste li voljeli barem malo znati o tome što napraviti?

Think to yourself --

Razmislite za sebe -

most likely yes because CPR trainings are offered in most schools, workplaces

vjerojatno da, jer vježbe KPR-a nude se u većini škola, na radnim mjestima,

and even online.

čak i online.

We even have songs that go with it.

Imamo čak i pjesme koje idu uz to.

But how about mental health care?

Ali što je s brigom o mentalnom zdravlju?

I know I was trained in CPR in my seventh-grade health class.

Znam da sam ja vježbala KPR u sedmom razredu na predmetu o zdravlju.

What if I was trained in seventh grade how to manage my mental health

Što bi bilo da sam u sedmom razredu učila kako upravljati mentalnim zdravljem

or how to respond to a mental health crisis?

ili kako odgovoriti na krizu mentalnog zdravlja?

I'd love to see a world where each of us has a toolkit of skills

Voljela bih vidjeti svijet gdje svatko od nas ima alate i vještine

to help a friend, coworker, family member

da pomogne prijatelju, suradniku, članu obitelji

or even stranger going through a mental health crisis.

ili čak strancu koji prolazi kroz krizu mentalnog zdravlja.

And these resources should be especially available in schools

I ti bi resursi pogotovo trebali biti dostupni u školama

because that's where students are struggling the most.

jer je to ono s čime se većina učenika bori.

The other concept that I sincerely hope you take with you today

Drugi koncept za koji se iskreno nadam da ćete ponijeti danas sa sobom

is that it is always OK to not be OK,

je da je uvijek ok ne biti ok,

and it is always OK to take a break.

i da je uvijek ok uzeti pauzu.

It doesn't have to be a whole day;

Ne mora biti cijeli dan;

sometimes that's not realistic.

nekad to nije moguće.

But it can be a few moments here and there to check in with yourself.

Ali može biti nekoliko trenutaka tu i tamo da provjerite jeste li u redu.

Think of life like a race ...

Mislite o tome kao o utrci,

like a long-distance race.

utrci na duge staze.

If you sprint in the very beginning you're going to get burnt out.

Ako sprintate na samom početku, pregorjet ćete.

You may even hurt yourself from pushing too hard.

Možete se čak i povrijediti previše se naprežući.

But if you pace yourself,

Ali ako uhvatite tempo,

if you take it slow, sometimes intentionally,

ako usporite, nekada i namjerno,

and you push yourself other times,

i u drugom trenutku ubrzate,

you are sure to be way more successful.

vjerojatnije ćete biti uspješniji.

So please,

Zato vas molim,

look after each other,

pazite jedni na druge,

look after the kids and teens in your life

pazite na djecu i tinejdžere u svome životu,

especially the ones that look like they have it all together.

pogotovo one za koje se čini da drže sve konce u rukama.

Mental health challenges are not going away,

Izazovi mentalnog zdravlja neće nestati,

but as a society,

ali kao društvo

we can learn how to manage them by looking after one another.

možemo naučiti upravljati njima i voditi računa jedni o drugima.

And look after yourself, too.

I pazite na sebe, također.

As my mom would say,

Kao što bi moja mama rekla:

"Once in a while, take a break."

"Svako malo, napravite pauzu."

Thank you.

Hvala.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)