Why students should have mental health days | Hailey Hardcastle

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Transcriber: Leslie Gauthier Reviewer: Joanna Pietrulewicz
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ืชืจื’ื•ื: yael ring ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Charlie Chekroune
00:16
When I was a kid,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ืœื“ื”,
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my mom and I made this deal.
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ืืžื ืฉืœื™ ื•ืื ื™ ืขืฉื™ื ื• ื”ืกื›ื.
00:19
I was allowed to take three mental health rest days every semester
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ืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืชืจ ืœืงื—ืช ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื™ืžื™ ืžื ื•ื—ื” ื ืคืฉื™ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืกืžืกื˜ืจ
00:23
as long as I continued to do well in school.
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ื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื— ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ.
00:26
This was because I started my mental health journey
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ื”ืกื›ื ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื™ ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžืกืข ืฉืœื™ ืœื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื ืคืฉื™ืช
00:29
when I was only six years old.
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจืง ื‘ืช ืฉืฉ.
00:31
I was always what my grade-school teachers would call "a worrier,"
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ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื” ืฉื”ืžื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืงืจืื• ืœื• "ื“ืื’ื ื™ืช",
00:35
but later on we found out that I have trauma-induced anxiety
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ืื‘ืœ ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ื™ืœื™ื ื• ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ื‘ืขื™ื™ืช ื—ืจื“ื” ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื˜ืจืื•ืžื”
00:38
and clinical depression.
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ื•ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ ืงืœื™ื ื™.
00:41
This made growing up pretty hard.
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ื–ื” ื”ืงืฉื” ืขืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
00:42
I was worried about a lot of things that other kids weren't,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ื“ืื’ืช ืžืžืœื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืœื ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœื™ื”ื ื‘ื›ืœืœ,
00:45
and school got really overwhelming sometimes.
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ื•ืœืขืชื™ื ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื™ื” ืžืžืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ืขื‘ื•ืจื™.
00:48
This resulted in a lot of breakdowns,
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ื–ื” ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœื”ืจื‘ื” ื”ืชืžื•ื˜ื˜ื•ื™ื•ืช,
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panic attacks --
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ื”ืชืงืคื™ ืคืื ื™ืงื” --
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sometimes I was super productive,
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืกื•ืคืจ ืคืจื•ื“ื•ืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช,
00:53
and other days I couldn't get anything done.
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ื•ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืœื•ื.
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This was all happening during a time
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ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื”ืชืจื—ืฉ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ
00:57
when mental health wasn't being talked about
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ืฉื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ื ื•ืฉื ืœืฉื™ื—ื”
00:59
as much as it is now,
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ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื•ื,
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especially youth mental health.
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
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Some semesters I used all of those rest days to the fullest.
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ื”ื™ื• ืกืžืกื˜ืจื™ื ื‘ื”ื ื”ืฉืชืžืฉืชื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ืื•ืชื ื™ืžื™ ืžื ื•ื—ื”.
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Others, I didn't need any at all.
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ื•ื‘ืื—ืจื™ื, ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื–ืงื•ืงื” ืœื”ื ื‘ื›ืœืœ.
01:08
But the fact that they were always an option
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื”ื ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืคืฆื™ื”
01:10
is what kept me a happy, healthy and successful student.
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ื”ื™ื ืžื” ืฉื”ื—ื–ื™ืงื” ืื•ืชื™ ื›ืชืœืžื™ื“ื” ืฉืžื—ื”, ื‘ืจื™ืื” ื•ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื”.
01:14
Now I'm using those skills that I learned as a kid
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ื™ ืžืฉืชืžืฉืช ื‘ื›ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™ ื›ื™ืœื“ื”
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to help other students with mental health challenges.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ื”ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ื™ื ืขื ืืชื’ืจื™ื ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ.
01:20
I'm here today to offer you some insight into the world of teenage mental health:
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ืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื”ื™ื•ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฆื™ืข ืœื›ื ืงืฆืช ืชื•ื‘ื ื” ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืขื•ืœื ืฉืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ืฉืœ ืžืชื‘ื’ืจื™ื:
01:24
what's going on, how did we get here and what can we do?
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ืžื” ืงื•ืจื”, ืื™ืš ื”ื’ืขื ื• ืœื›ืืŸ ื•ืžื” ืืคืฉืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช?
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But first you need to understand
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ืื‘ืœ ืงื•ื“ื ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ
01:30
that while not everyone has a diagnosed mental illness like I do,
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ืฉื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉืœื ืœื›ื•ืœื ื™ืฉ ื‘ืขื™ื” ื ืคืฉื™ืช ืžืื•ื‘ื—ื ืช ื›ืžื•ื ื™,
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absolutely everyone --
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ื›ื•ืœื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื’ื•ืจืฃ -
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all of you have mental health.
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ืœื›ื•ืœื›ื ื™ืฉ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ.
01:37
All of us have a brain that needs to be cared for
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ืœื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ืฉ ืžื•ื— ืฉื–ืงื•ืง ืœื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ
01:40
in similar ways that we care for our physical well-being.
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ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ื”ื“ื•ืžื•ืช ืœืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื˜ืคืœื™ื ื‘ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ืคื™ื–ื™ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
01:43
Our head and our body are connected by much more than just our neck after all.
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ื”ืจืืฉ ื•ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื ื• ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืจืง ื”ืฆื•ื•ืืจ ืฉืœื ื•.
01:47
Mental illness even manifests itself in some physical ways,
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ืžื—ืœื•ืช ื ืคืฉื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืคื™ืขื•ืช ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืคื™ื–ื™ื•ืช,
01:50
such as nausea, headaches, fatigue and shortness of breath.
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ื›ืžื• ื‘ื—ื™ืœื•ืช, ื›ืื‘ื™ ืจืืฉ, ืขื™ื™ืคื•ืช ื•ืงื•ืฆืจ ื ืฉื™ืžื”.
01:53
So since mental health affects all of us,
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ืžืฉืคื™ืขื” ืขืœ ื›ื•ืœื ื•,
01:56
shouldn't we be coming up with solutions that are accessible to all of us?
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ื”ืื ืœื ื›ื“ืื™ ืฉื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ื ื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืœื›ื•ืœื ื•?
02:00
That brings me to my second part of my story.
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ื–ื” ืžื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื™ ืœื—ืœืง ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื™.
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When I was in high school
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ
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I had gotten pretty good at managing my own mental health.
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ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื“ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ืฉืœื™,
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I was a successful student,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื” ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื”,
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and I was president of the Oregon Association of Student Councils.
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ื•ื ืฉื™ืืช ืื™ื’ื•ื“ ืžื•ืขืฆื•ืช ื”ื ื•ืขืจ ืฉืœ ืื•ืจื’ื•ืŸ.
02:12
But it was around this time that I began to realize
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ืื‘ืœ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื” ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ
02:14
mental health was much a bigger problem than just for me personally.
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ืฉื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ื”ื™ื ื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืžืืฉืจ ื”ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ื”ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœื™.
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Unfortunately, my hometown was touched by multiple suicides
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ืœืจื•ืข ื”ืžื–ืœ, ื”ืขื™ืจ ื‘ื” ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ื—ื•ื•ืชื” ืžืกืคืจ ืžืงืจื™ ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ื™ื•ืช
02:21
during my first year in high school.
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ.
02:23
I saw those tragedies shake our entire community,
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ืจืื™ืชื™ ืื™ืš ื”ื˜ืจื’ื“ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ืžื–ืขื–ืขื•ืช ืืช ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื›ื•ืœื”,
02:27
and as the president of a statewide group,
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ื•ื›ื ืฉื™ืื” ืฉืœ ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืžื“ื™ื ืชื™,
02:29
I began hearing more and more stories
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืขื•ื“ ื•ืขื•ื“ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื
02:31
from students where this had also happened in their town.
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ืžืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืฉื’ื ื—ื•ื• ืžืงืจื™ื ื›ืืœื” ื‘ืขื™ืจ ืฉืœื”ื.
02:34
So in 2018 at our annual summer camp,
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ืื– ื‘-2018 ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืžื—ื ื” ื”ืงื™ืฅ ื”ืฉื ืชื™ ืฉืœื ื•,
02:36
we held a forum with about 100 high school students
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ืคืชื—ื ื• ืคื•ืจื•ื ืฉืœ ื›ืžืื” ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ
02:39
to discuss teenage mental health.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ื•ืŸ ื‘ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ืืฆืœ ืžืชื‘ื’ืจื™ื.
02:41
What could we do?
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ืžื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช?
02:42
We approached this conversation with an enormous amount of empathy
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ื ื™ื’ืฉื ื• ืœืฉื™ื—ื” ื”ื–ืืช ืขื ื›ืžื•ืช ืขืฆื•ืžื” ืฉืœ ืืžืคืชื™ื”
02:46
and honesty,
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ื•ื›ื ื•ืช,
02:47
and the results were astounding.
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ื•ื”ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื•ืช.
02:49
What struck me the most
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ืžื” ืฉื”ื›ื™ ื ื’ืข ืœื™
02:50
was that every single one of my peers had a story
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ื”ื™ื” ืฉืœื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืขืžื™ืชื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ืกื™ืคื•ืจ
02:53
about a mental health crisis in their school,
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ืฉืงืฉื•ืจ ืœืžืฉื‘ืจ ืฉืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉืœื”ื,
02:55
no matter if they were from a tiny town in eastern Oregon
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ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ืื ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืžืขื™ืจ ืงื˜ื ื” ื‘ืžื–ืจื— ืื•ืจื’ื•ืŸ
02:58
or the very heart of Portland.
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ืื• ื‘ืœื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืคื•ืจื˜ืœื ื“.
03:01
This was happening everywhere.
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ื–ื” ื”ืชืจื—ืฉ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื.
03:03
We even did some research,
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืขืฉื™ื ื• ืงืฆืช ืžื—ืงืจ,
03:04
and we found out that suicide is the second leading cause of death
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ื•ื’ื™ืœื™ื ื• ืฉื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ืกื™ื‘ืช ื”ืžื•ื•ืช ื”ืฉื ื™ื” ื‘ืจืžืช ื”ืฉื›ื™ื—ื•ืช
03:08
for youth ages 10 to 24 in Oregon.
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ื‘ืงืจื‘ ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื™ืœืื™ื 10-24 ื‘ืื•ืจื’ื•ืŸ.
ืกื™ื‘ืช ื”ืžื•ื•ืช ื”ืฉื ื™ื”.
03:12
The second leading cause.
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03:14
We knew we had to do something.
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ื™ื“ืขื ื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื•.
03:17
So over the next few months,
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ืื– ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื,
03:19
we made a committee called Students for a Healthy Oregon,
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ื”ืงืžื ื• ื•ืขื“ื” ืฉื ืงืจืื” "ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืœืื•ืจื’ื•ืŸ ื‘ืจื™ืื”",
03:23
and we set out to end the stigma against mental health.
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ื•ื™ืฆืื ื• ืœืžื’ืจ ืืช ื”ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื” ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ.
03:26
We also wanted to prioritize mental health in schools.
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ืจืฆื™ื ื• ื’ื ืœืชืขื“ืฃ ืืช ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ื‘ืชื•ืš ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืกืคืจ.
03:29
With the help of some lobbyists and a few mental health professionals,
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ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ื›ืžื” ืคืขื™ืœื™ื ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื ื•ืื ืฉื™ ืžืงืฆื•ืข ืžืชื—ื•ื ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ,
03:33
we put forth House Bill 2191.
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ื”ื’ืฉื ื• ืืช ื”ืฆืขืช ื”ื—ื•ืง 2191.
03:35
This bill allows students to take mental health days off from school
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ื”ืฆืขืช ื”ื—ื•ืง ื”ื–ื• ืืคืฉืจื” ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืœื”ื™ืขื“ืจ ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื•ืœื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ ืื•ืชื
03:39
the same way you would a physical health day.
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ื›ื™ืžื™ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื ืคืฉ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืื•ืคืŸ ื‘ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื ื™ืžื™ ืžื—ืœื”.
03:41
Because oftentimes that day off
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ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื ืžื—ืœื”
03:43
is the difference between feeling a whole lot better
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘
03:45
and a whole lot worse --
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ืื• ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ืจื•ืข --
03:47
kind of like those days my mom gave me when I was younger.
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ื›ืžื• ืื•ืชื ื™ืžื™ื ืฉืืžื ืฉืœื™ ื ืชื ื” ืœื™ ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืขื™ืจื”.
03:51
So over the next few months,
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ืื– ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื,
03:53
we lobbied and researched and campaigned for our bill,
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ืงื™ื“ืžื ื• ื•ื—ืงืจื ื• ื•ื”ืคื’ื ื• ื‘ืขื“ ื”ืฆืขืช ื”ื—ื•ืง ืฉืœื ื•,
03:57
and in June of 2019 it was finally signed into law.
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ื•ื‘ื™ื•ื ื™ 2019 ื”ืฆืขืช ื”ื—ื•ืง ืขื‘ืจื” ื•ืื•ืฉืจื”.
04:01
(Applause and cheers)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื ื•ืงืจื™ืื•ืช)
04:10
This was a groundbreaking moment for Oregon students.
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ื”ื™ื” ื–ื” ืจื’ืข ืžื›ื•ื ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ืื•ืจื’ื•ืŸ.
04:13
Here's an example of how this is playing out now.
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ื”ื ื” ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืœืื™ืš ื–ื” ืคื•ืขืœ ื›ื™ื•ื.
04:16
Let's say a student is having a really hard month.
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ื‘ื ื ืืžืจ ืฉืชืœืžื™ื“ ืขื•ื‘ืจ ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืžืื•ื“ ืงืฉื”.
04:19
They're overwhelmed, overworked,
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ื”ื ืžื•ืชืฉื™ื, ืœื ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“,
04:21
they're falling behind in school, and they know they need help.
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ื”ื ืžืชืงืฉื™ื ื‘ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื, ื•ื”ื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื”ื ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœืขื–ืจื”.
04:24
Maybe they've never talked about mental health with their parents before,
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ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื“ื™ื‘ืจื• ืขืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ืขื ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื,
04:28
but now they have a law on their side to help initiate that conversation.
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื—ื•ืง ืฉืขื•ืžื“ ืœืฆื“ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื”ื ืœื™ื–ื•ื ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื—ื” ื”ื–ืืช.
04:31
The parent still needs to be the one to call the school and excuse the absence,
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ื”ื”ื•ืจื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื–ื” ืฉืžืชืงืฉืจ ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื•ืžืชืจืฅ ืืช ื”ื”ื™ืขื“ืจื•ืช,
04:35
so it's not like it's a free pass for the kids,
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ื–ื” ืœื ืฉื–ื” ื™ื•ื ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
04:37
but most importantly,
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื—ืฉื•ื‘,
04:38
now that school has that absence recorded as a mental health day,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืฉื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืชื™ืขื“ ืืช ื”ื”ื™ืขื“ืจื•ืช ื›ื™ื•ื ืžื—ืœืช ื ืคืฉ,
04:41
so they can keep track
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ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืงื•ื‘ ื•ืœื“ืขืช
04:43
of just how many students take how many mental health days.
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ื›ืžื” ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื•ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื.
04:46
If a student takes too many,
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ืื ืชืœืžื™ื“ ืœื•ืงื— ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ื™ืžื™ื,
04:47
they'll be referred to the school counselor for a check-in.
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ื”ื ื™ื•ืคื ื• ืœื™ื•ืขืฅ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืœืคื’ื™ืฉื”.
04:51
This is important because we can catch students who are struggling
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ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื›ื™ ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืืชืจ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืฉืžืชืงืฉื™ื
04:54
before it's too late.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื–ื” ืžืื•ื—ืจ ืžื“ื™.
04:55
One of the main things we heard at that forum in 2018
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ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ื™ื ืฉืฉืžืขื ื• ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืคื•ืจื•ื ื‘-2018
04:58
is that oftentimes stepping forward and getting help is the hardest step.
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ื”ื™ื” ืฉืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืฆืขื“ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื‘ืงืฉืช ืขื–ืจื” ื”ื•ื ื”ืฆืขื“ ื”ืงืฉื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ.
05:03
We're hoping that this law can help with that.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืงื•ื•ื™ื ืฉื”ื—ื•ืง ื”ื–ื” ื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ื‘ื›ืš.
05:05
This not only will start teaching kids young how to take care of themselves
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ื–ื” ืœื ืจืง ื™ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืœืžื“ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืื™ืš ืœื˜ืคืœ ืœืขืฆืžื
05:09
and practice self-care and stress management,
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ื•ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืฉื™ืžื•ืจ ืขืฆืžื™ ื•ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ืžืชื—ื™ื,
05:11
but it could also literally save lives.
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ืืœื ื–ื” ื™ื•ื›ืœ ื’ื ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ืžืžืฉ.
05:14
Now students from multiple other states are also trying to pass these laws.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืžืžืกืคืจ ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช ื’ื ื”ื ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ื—ื•ืงื™ื ื›ืืœื”.
05:18
I'm currently working with students in both California and Colorado
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ืื ื™ ื›ืจื’ืข ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ืขื ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื‘ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื” ื•ืงื•ืœื•ืจื“ื•
05:21
to do the same,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืฉื ืžื”ืœืš ื“ื•ืžื”,
05:22
because we believe that students everywhere
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ื›ื™ ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ืฉืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื
05:25
deserve a chance to feel better.
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ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื”ื ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
05:26
Aside from all the practical reasons and technicalities,
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ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื›ืœ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืคืจืงื˜ื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื”ื˜ื›ื ื™ื™ื,
05:29
House Bill 2191 is really special because of the core concept behind it:
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ื—ื•ืง 2191 ื”ื•ื ืžืžืฉ ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื›ื™ ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ื•;
05:34
that physical and mental health are equal and should be treated as such.
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ืฉื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ืคื™ื–ื™ืช ื•ื ืคืฉื™ืช ื”ื™ื ืŸ ืฉื•ื•ืช ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ื”ืŸ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื•ื•ื”.
05:38
In fact, they're connected.
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื”ืŸ ืงืฉื•ืจื•ืช ื–ื• ืœื–ื•.
05:40
Take health care for example.
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ืงื—ื• ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืืช ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื”ืจืคื•ืื™.
05:43
Think about CPR.
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ืชื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœ ืžืชืŸ ื”ื—ื™ื™ืื”.
05:44
If you were put in a situation where you had to administer CPR,
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ื”ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื‘ื• ืืชื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืขื ื™ืง ื”ื—ื™ื™ืื”,
05:47
would you know at least a little bit of what to do?
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ื”ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืœืคื—ื•ืช ืžืขื˜ ืžืžื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืขืฉื•ืช?
05:50
Think to yourself --
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ืชื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœ ื–ื” --
05:51
most likely yes because CPR trainings are offered in most schools, workplaces
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ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืœื”ื ื™ื— ืฉื›ืŸ ื›ื™ ื”ื›ืฉืจื” ืฉืœ ืžืชืŸ ื”ื—ื™ื™ืื” ืžื•ืฆืขืช ื‘ืจื•ื‘ ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืกืคืจ ื•ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
05:56
and even online.
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜.
05:57
We even have songs that go with it.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉื™ืจื™ื ืฉืงืฉื•ืจื™ื ืœื–ื”.
05:59
But how about mental health care?
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื ืคืฉื™?
06:02
I know I was trained in CPR in my seventh-grade health class.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉืื ื™ ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ื”ื›ืฉืจื” ืœืžืชืŸ ื”ื—ื™ื™ืื” ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื–' ื‘ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช.
06:05
What if I was trained in seventh grade how to manage my mental health
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ืžื” ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืงื‘ืœืช ื”ื›ืฉืจื” ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื–' ืื™ืš ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉื™ืช ืฉืœื™
06:08
or how to respond to a mental health crisis?
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ืื• ืื™ืš ืœื”ื’ื™ื‘ ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ืฉืœ ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื ืคืฉื™?
06:11
I'd love to see a world where each of us has a toolkit of skills
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืจืื•ืช ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื• ืœื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžืืชื ื• ื™ืฉ ืืช ืืจื’ื– ื”ื›ืœื™ื
06:14
to help a friend, coworker, family member
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ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื—ื‘ืจ, ืงื•ืœื’ื”, ื‘ืŸ ืžืฉืคื—ื”
06:16
or even stranger going through a mental health crisis.
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ืื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืœืื“ื ื–ืจ ืฉืขื•ื‘ืจ ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื ืคืฉื™.
06:19
And these resources should be especially available in schools
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ื•ื”ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื–ืžื™ื ื™ื ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ
06:22
because that's where students are struggling the most.
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ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื–ื” ื”ืžืงื•ื ื‘ื• ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืžืชืงืฉื™ื ื‘ื• ื”ื›ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื”.
06:25
The other concept that I sincerely hope you take with you today
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ื”ืชื•ื‘ื ื” ื”ืฉื ื™ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžืžืฉ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉืชืงื—ื• ืืชื›ื ื”ื™ื•ื
06:28
is that it is always OK to not be OK,
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื–ื” ืชืžื™ื“ ื‘ืกื“ืจ ืœื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืกื“ืจ,
06:31
and it is always OK to take a break.
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ื•ื–ื” ืชืžื™ื“ ื‘ืกื“ืจ ืœืงื—ืช ื”ืคืกืงื”.
06:33
It doesn't have to be a whole day;
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ื–ื” ืœื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื;
06:35
sometimes that's not realistic.
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื–ื” ืœื ืืคืฉืจื™.
06:37
But it can be a few moments here and there to check in with yourself.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืžื” ืจื’ืขื™ื ืคื” ื•ืฉื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืคื•ืก ืืช ืขืฆืžืš.
06:41
Think of life like a race ...
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ืชื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื›ืžื™ืจื•ืฅ --
06:43
like a long-distance race.
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ืžื™ืจื•ืฅ ืœืžืจื—ืงื™ื ืืจื•ื›ื™ื.
06:45
If you sprint in the very beginning you're going to get burnt out.
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ืื ืชืชื—ื™ืœื• ื‘ืจื™ืฆืช ืกืคืจื™ื ื˜ ืžื”ื”ืชื—ืœื” ืืชื ืชื™ืฉืจืคื•.
06:48
You may even hurt yourself from pushing too hard.
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ืืชื ืื•ืœื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืชืคื’ืขื• ื‘ืขืฆืžื›ื ื›ื™ ื“ื—ืคืชื ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™.
06:51
But if you pace yourself,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ืชืžืชื ื• ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื,
06:52
if you take it slow, sometimes intentionally,
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ืื ืชืขืฉื• ืืช ื–ื” ืœืื˜, ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ืชื—ื™ืœื”,
06:54
and you push yourself other times,
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ื•ืชื“ื—ืคื• ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื ื‘ื—ืœืงื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื,
06:56
you are sure to be way more successful.
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ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืฉืชืฆืœื™ื—ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
06:59
So please,
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ืื– ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื”,
07:01
look after each other,
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ืชื“ืื’ื• ื–ื” ืœื–ื”,
07:02
look after the kids and teens in your life
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ืชื“ืื’ื• ื‘ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื•ื‘ืžืชื‘ื’ืจื™ื ืฉื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื›ื
07:04
especially the ones that look like they have it all together.
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืืœื” ืฉื ืจืื” ืฉื”ื ื‘ืกื“ืจ ื’ืžื•ืจ.
07:07
Mental health challenges are not going away,
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ืืชื’ืจื™ื ื ืคืฉื™ื™ื ืœื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ืขืœื,
07:09
but as a society,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ื—ื‘ืจื”,
07:11
we can learn how to manage them by looking after one another.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืื™ืš ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ื”ื ืข"ื™ ื“ืื’ื” ื–ื” ืœื–ื”.
07:14
And look after yourself, too.
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ื•ืชื“ืื’ื• ื’ื ืœืขืฆืžื›ื.
07:16
As my mom would say,
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ื›ืคื™ ืฉืืžื ืฉืœื™ ื ื•ื”ื’ืช ืœื•ืžืจ,
07:17
"Once in a while, take a break."
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"ืžื“ื™ ืคืขื, ืงื—ื™ ื”ืคืกืงื”".
07:19
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
07:21
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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