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Show Who can I talk to? Mrs. Gore, an activist for youth and mentalhealth, andeight students grapple with handling life’s pressures anderasing the stigma of seeking help who are imp acted by images provide feedbac ‘ See aide aes Fé a 2S a = 5 : a teen emee ; to those who are eas images— Ising been harder than it is them to sel their product. First, it. Everybody, Feigemia! ea A (eee \ don’t care who SCeee it’sa i: great 1 now. The ite are have discussions among your tient to ra high: Besides concerns over drug abuse, drink- Secondly, maybe you could ¢ awareness : members of your school or the greater comm ing and AIDS. teens today must deal with eating disorders, family breakdowns and record-high suiciderates. All this cameclear in a recent round-table nity [to] form a few coalitions. write product [manufactureer] and the magazine. Pu t in the context of a public health issue, on that particularly affects teenagers. Talk ab discussion held exclusively for USA WEEKEND between Tipper Gore and a panel of teenagers. howit’s contradictory, in your view, for th to be selling their product to kids and at ti Gore, wife of the vice president, is the mental health adviser to the president's task force same time promoting an image that pe who are suffering from anorexia and buli on national health-care reform. At 44, she hasa point out to be part of the problem. master’s degree in psychology and is the mother of four, ages 10, 14, 15 and 19. For this article Gore met with cight students from Alexandria as : Va. Her advice: As they face a growing barrage Deborah: Vy question is about a person I know whotakes sleepingpills to go to sleep at night and then in the morning takes caffeine pills. yp, 13 and I think she may be getting addicted of pressures, teenagers must feel free to discuss ‘ ’ ‘ nse tae way vu dae ad hn “ Gore: mental health problems and seek help. Its 7 OM Tne Way : ¥ aC ’ yUuIG + = oe os - a she tg it iS 4 $UDSIance aDUse € em. viay a pr time, Gore says, to remove the stigma oe oe ae . ¢ th ie th ¥ vokresic yeas ; fessional were to talk with her, the Wession The participants were Catharine “Cat” fin pe ie oa feta ae : a might fine here’s z ess Hamerling. 18; Anthony Delaware, 17; Tamika . ‘te < is a: dea d : A. ee os <. Maybe depression. Sometimes p distur Evans, 17; Robert Reff, 16; Geoffrey King, 15, 4¥°° CePression of den dent, 4 . ‘ ‘ bances are a Syi of depre , and kid Paola Diaz, 14: Deborah Lipnick, 14; and ee = ee , — ee Tiffanie Lewis. 13. ae — 8h ee os sng ee S On May 20 in Washington, D.C., ; 4 USA WEEKEND© April 40-May 2. 19 Gore wilt > hyed %!¥€S--- hecanse ps because their 7 ‘ a body is off [for] a 1Olog bio ical reason. You definitely should bringit toth hand out the Tipper Gore Remember the Children Award. sponsored by the National : f attention of a a ttentionOf f profession professional er Mental Health Association. The award honors Deborah: But if | broughtit to the attention of : Of another adel adult agu individuals whose work has improved the mental health of children. She also is scheduled to speak at the American Psychiatric Association’s meeting on May 24 in San Francisco someone, it would have to be kept confidential Also, she wouldn't wantto talk to anyone, soit ard to approach her and say, “I think you have a problem.” She'd just run away or something. Here is an edited version of her 75-minute meeting with the teens. Cat: A lot of advertising these days has people She won't talk to the counselors at school. Gore: But you could talk to the counselors. Thi iS an issue we all have to grapple with: persona responsibility When personal safety is who are beautiful and thin, and I thinkit’s causing anorexia. What can be done about issue, you should consider crossing that lin« and going to the counselor, even though advertising that’s aimed at teen girls? might make your friend mad. But first, yo Gore: I'm a great advocate of [having] people might talk to your friend. COVER PHOTOGRAPHBY JAMES McGOO" |