The Past and Present of Mental Health | Christa Membrere | TEDxKids@ElCajon

Christa is a 10th grader who shares her mental health journey as a teen. She wants to inform others about how mental health affects people and encourage other students to not feel ashamed of speaking out, be the person that helps.

This talk was given at TEDxKidsElCajon, "In Our Era," in the Magnolia Theater in El Cajon, CA. The purpose of TEDxKidsElCajon is to help develop and amplify student voices in our community to empower our youth by creating space for them to share their ideas, bringing awareness to their experiences, and advocating their perspectives. TEDxKidsElCajon is an annual non-profit, independently organized, TEDxYouth event. Learn more at www.tedxkidselcajon.com Christa is a 10th grader in the Cajon Valley Union School District. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx