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Also, check out this video: “Anger Management: How to Control Anger – 2019 – (Actionable!)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUxbiqfNu8w

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http://www.TransformingStigma.Com Mike Veny is America's top youth mental health speaker. He is passionately dedicated to children's mental health and at risk youth.

Here’s why:

Mike truly understands what it's like to be a child and struggle with mental health and behavioral health issues.

As a child Mike struggled with mental, emotional, and behavioral challenges. He was hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital 3 times, for an extend period of time. When he wasn't in the hospital, he was a regular patient in his local emergency room to intervene with him acting out violently and having a mental health crisis.

Whether he likes or not, he is the poster child for at risk youth and children's mental health. In addition to being a speaker, he facilitates interactive workshops workshops and activities, including his Drum Up Your Feelings and Unleash Your Groove drumming program at youth events, schools, and conference. He is inspired by the work of other children’s mental health speakers and at risk youth speakers, like Josh Shipp and Jeff Yalden.

He sees his work as a guest motivational keynote speaker as an opportunity to help children, youth, and their families find healthier ways to live a happy life. “For some people”, he says, “this might seem possible. I'm living proof that it is possible.”

Mike believes that the solution to more success with at risk youth and children who are struggling with mental, emotional, and behavioral challenges is that we need to reexamine how we go about teaching our children. This also involves reexamining how we go about living our lives.

Although he doesn't celebrate holidays (still a rebel), he makes it a priority to get involved in events celebrating children's mental awareness day, week, and month. In the future, he hopes to influence policy and legislation, while helping organizations and programs obtain more resources such as funding grants.

The need for better youth services is critical to the future of our society.

Learn more about Mike Veny and Transforming Stigma at http://www.TransformingStigma.com.

* Follow Mike Veny on Twitter – http://twitter.com/@MikeVeny

* Find Mike Veny on Facebook – http://Facebook.Com/MikeVeny

Also, check out this video: “Anger Management: How to Control Anger – 2019 – (Actionable!)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUxbiqfNu8w

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Also, check out this video: “Anger Management: How to Control Anger – 2019 – (Actionable!)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUxbiqfNu8w

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http://www.TransformingStigma.com In this video, mental health speaker Mike Veny answers questions about being a child and having angry outbursts. He reminds us that sometimes, their is NOTHING that you can do for someone when they are in a bad place. However, a long term commitment to therapy is essential for helping youth and children in crisis.

When it comes to children’s mental health, more services, especially support systems of care, are available than ever before, but children still aren’t getting all the help that they need. More effort still needs to be put forth regarding children’s mental health awareness.

According to that National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 4 million youth struggle with serious mental health challenges that increase problems at home, school, with peers, and overall development. 21 percent of children between the ages of 9 and 17 have a diagnosable mental health or addictive challenge that will cause them difficulties at some level. Of that 21 percent, only 4 percent get help. Left untreated, these mental health issues become significantly worse as children get older.

50 percent of the lifetime cases of mental health challenges begin by age 14. Regardless of effective treatment, people wait a long time (many years) between the first sign of a problem and when they receive treatment. Sometimes this is due to stigma. Sometimes this is due to a lack of resources. Sometimes it’s a combination of the two.

Mike Veny is a youth and children’s mental health speaker who speaks at conferences and events throughout the world to raise awareness about children’s mental health. He’s extremely passionate about speaking at events during children’s mental health awareness week (and month). He enjoys helping young people who were like him. Growing up is tough. Growing up with additional challenges is even tougher.

There is much more information and resources available at the Transforming Stigma blog – http://www.TransformingStigma.Com/blog.

Also, check out this video: “Anger Management: How to Control Anger – 2019 – (Actionable!)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUxbiqfNu8w

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http://www.TransformingStigma.com As a person who has struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder for his entire life, Mike Veny shares some strategies and mindset changes that given him some reassurance. To illustrate how obsessive-compulsive disorder affects his life, he does two things:

* He obsesses over things, real or imagined, to a point where he cannot focus on work and relationships with other people. Sometimes it can be a song, a conversation he had with someone, an insecurity, or a sexual fantasy.

* He has certain rituals and routines that have become so automatic and habitual, that he doesn’t even notice them. For example, whenever he goes to the bathroom at home and washes his hands, he then reaches for his toothbrush and begins brushing his teeth. Towards the end of the day, he may or may not come to the realization about how many times he has brushed my teeth that day. And yes, brushing your teeth too much is just as much of a problem as not brushing your teeth enough.

One of the strategies that he has used to cope with this mental health challenge is to hack it and use it for his own good. In fact, this is a strategy that he has used to cope with all of his mental health challenges.

In the case of obsessive-compulsive disorder, he chose to not look at it as a liability, but as a strength. If he obsessed over the right things, like an upcoming presentation or music that he has to memorize, then he will be successfully prepared to present and perform. Also, if he chose to focus on habits that would help him become more successful, he could cultivate healthier routines and rituals in my life.

One of the tools that has truly help Mike Veny’s recovery is the use of checklist software.
Another tool that I learned to use successfully is visualization.

Although he has come a long way, he still has a long way to go. Watch this video for some obsessive compulsive disorder reassurance. And any additional ideas, tips, strategies, tools, and resources are welcome.

Learn more at http://www.TransformingStigma.com.
* Follow Mike Veny on Twitter – @MikeVeny
* Find Mike Veny on Facebook – Facebook.Com/MikeVeny

Also, check out this video: “Anger Management: How to Control Anger – 2019 – (Actionable!)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUxbiqfNu8w

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