Published On: Mon, Apr 14th, 2014

Forum Discusses Children with Mental Illnesses

DBT OK to Talk 11About 60 people shared input on how to keep young people with mental illnesses out of the legal system at a public forum recently.

The community conversation, called It’s “OK to Talk” was held at the Delray Beach Public Library. It was the final of a series of seminars held in three cities across Palm Beach County.

Attendees discussed preventing tragedies involving young people with mental illnesses like school shootings.

The Mental Health Association of Palm Beach County says one out five young persons have a mental illness, but rarely receive treatment for it.

Experts say those who have a mental illness usually start to struggle with the condition around the age of 14.

The “OK2Talk” community conversations are part of a bigger action plan that will be unveiled at a county conference later this month.

The event was the Mental Health Association of Palm Beach County way of answering President Obama’s call for communities to get involved and creatively come up with ways to help youth with mental illnesses.

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