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iMatter-Loneliness A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL HTTPS://IMATTERCOLORADO.ORG/

Mental health issues are facing teens all across Colorado. They are real and started even before the pandemic. You may find you are having a hard time dealing with current or past trauma and feel sadness, hopelessness, anxiety, and fear. To help in this time of need, the State of Colorado launched iMatter to provide teens access to at least three free therapy sessions.

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Loneliness

lone·li·ness

sadness because one has no friends or company.

Source: Oxford Languages

Signs and symptoms of loneliness in teens.

Symptoms of loneliness in teenagers.

Low self-esteem.

loss of confidence.

lashing out.

wanting to be alone all the time.

withdrawn.

Source: EHS Counseling office

Ways to deal with loneliness.

Loneliness is a common experience; as many as 80% of those under 18 years of age and 40% of adults over 65 years of age report being lonely at least sometimes [1–3], with levels of loneliness gradually diminishing through the middle adult years, and then increasing in old age (i.e., ≥70 years). Loneliness is synonymous with perceived social isolation, not with objective social isolation. People can live relatively solitary lives and not feel lonely, and conversely, they can live an ostensibly rich social life and feel lonely nevertheless.

Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3874845/

Governor Jared Polis signed the bipartisan legislation, which dedicated $9 million to the program as part of the Polis-Primavera administration’s Colorado Comeback roadmap. The program is funded until June 30, 2022.

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