For depressed youth, a chance to break the silence

While young people usually avoid the physical ailments burdening their elders, the accumulation of mental and emotional stress poses significant problems for them, especially teens. Social stigma around depression as a mental illness often leaves sufferers to tough it out on their own.  In hard times, if they don't see an open door, young people will often their feelings to themselves -- a silence that can give way to depression.  “I feel like I’ve been socialized to avoid [depression].”  Read one girl's story, and more about cultural disparities in who seeks mental health treatment, on Richmond Pulse.