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SES 643 POSTER PRESENTATION TAKING SIDES CLASHING VIEWS IN Special Education Unit 3 Presented by: Sheila Mutinta Phipps University of North Carolina - Greensboro Prevention Mental Health Screening is broadly defined by NCBI as â€Å"†¦a two-part process that first identifies risk factors or early phenotypic features (behaviors, bio-markers) whose presence in individuals makes the development of psychological or behavioral problems more likely, and then segments the relevant subset of the population to receive a unique preventive intervention† (NCBI, 2009). Mental illness is also desribed as a term that â€Å"†¦ has been expanded to include natural ills to which the flesh is heir† (Behan, 2015 pp 248).†¦show more content†¦National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) provides the following warning signs for mental illness in children and teens: †¢ Feeling very sad or withdrawn for more than 2 weeks (e.g., crying regularly, feeling fatigued, feeling unmotivated) †¢ Trying to harm or kill oneself or making plans to do so †¢ Out-of-control, risk-taking behaviors that can cause harm to self or others †¢ Sudden overwhelming fear for no reason, sometimes with a racing heart, physical discomfort or fast breathing †¢ Not eating, throwing up or using laxatives to lose weight; significant weight loss or gain †¢ Severe mood swings that cause problems in relationships †¢ Repeated use of drugs or alcohol †¢ Drastic