Finally, something good from the internet!  The New York City health department has launched a MySpace campaign to help teenagers deal with depression, drugs and violence.  It’s called NYC Teen Mindspace and it’s basically a page on MySpace with blogs, music, and interactive quizzes that teens and kids will like.  And, most importantly, resources they can turn to if they need emotional support.  There are profiles of 3 kids on the page that personify dealing with depression, dating violence, and stress and anxiety.  Kids who go on the site might relate to these profiles.

The NYC health department says 20% of NYC teens say they do not talk to anyone when they feel sad.  This is probably true around the country and of course, because it’s on the web, this resource is available to teens around the country.  Maybe this page will pique their interest enough to talk to someone and get the help they need. 

To me, it seems like someone in NY is using their head.  Kudos.

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The link is: http://www.myspace.com/nycteen_mindspace

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