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What kinds of things can affect the mental health of young people?

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Relationships: First and foremost, relationships, or lack thereof. Peer pressure, poor parenting, ignorance, poverty, lack of good schooling, fears of what awaits them in adulthood, drugs, and many others.

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Answered 3/26/2015

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