Gavin Vandervest 3
Mrs. Guerndt
ELA 10
30 April 2023
Mental Health Day Essay
Did you know that busy school schedules have a dangerous affect on teens' mental health? I will go over the article “Teens Are Advocating for Mental Health Days Off School” by Christina Caron. Christina Caron is a reporter at the well station for new york times and specializes in mental health. “Teens Are Advocating for Mental Health Days Off School” by Christina Caron goes over what it’s like to be a teenager in current times and struggles that follow. This article talks about how a crowded school schedule can be harmful to teenagers' mental health and how these problems should be assessed with mental health days in school. I believe that mental
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She is a mental health specialist that has made many articles on the subject. She believes that if students had mental health days off that it would help the number of cases of mental health issues. She introduces a student who expresses his struggles through his time with having a job while also managing his school career. The author argues that mental health days off of school would help students out. She is a mental health specialist that has made many articles on the subject. She believes that if students had mental health days off that it would help the number of cases of mental health issues. She introduces a student who expresses his struggles through his time with having a job while also managing his school career. With that in mind the author also included conclusions and main points that I will …show more content…
After the author introduces Ben Bellman and his story, she includes quotes that support her point of the dangers of a busy school schedule. After the author introduces Ben Bellman and his story, she includes quotes that support her point of the dangers of a busy school schedule. “Faced with high stress levels among adolescents and a mental health crisis that includes worsening suicide rates, some states are now allowing students to declare a mental health day.” (Caron) It explains her point of why it is different from a busy schedule for an adult to a high school student who is still in their adolescence. The author includes points that also include analytics that help prove their point. The author says “ 78 percent of those surveyed said schools should support mental health days to allow students to prioritize their health.” (Caron) he quote shows that the students say themselves that mental health days would help them out. Also given 1,500 students were asked it shows that it comes from a wide range. This paragraph shows that the author manages to use other tactics to make a point and that she uses statistics and concussions that prove her