Mental Health Services for Teens?

I believe my 17 year old sister is showing clear signs of being bi-polar. If she is not bi-polar there is some other mental health issue present. Can someone please share the necessary steps we can take to get her some hep. We live in Alabama.

Most communities have mental health departments that you could contact, but I suggest your parents take her for a complete physical first; they should advise the doctor of the bi-polar concern and get recommendations for further evaluation.

Consulting a professional Doctor will help.

Besides I give few suggestions.

You see our mind functions with the energy (nourishment) that it gets from the solid and liquid food that we consume. If the quality of our intake is not up to the mark or good, it will definitely affect the mind and its thinking pattern. So ask her to take care of food and drinks.

We get mental problems due to impurities and imperfections in our body and mind systems. These have to be probed and remedial steps taken at the earliest.

Ask her to have only good friends circle. Associate with right minded. Compare with difficult lot. Identify with highly noble and great people and try to imbibe their qualities. Have right vision. Be positive. Have good habits mental and physical. Have high morals, thus improving the character base.

Channelize the energy, resources and time towards some higher pursuits. These are few tips. You can further read some books on the subject. I suggest reading 'Mind and its control" available in Sri Ramakrishna Mutt, Calcutta. It is available in any of their missions abroad also.