What is mental health literacy and why is it important to educate teens about mental health? Based on a recent study from the Journal of Adolescent Health, adolescents with mental health symptoms are twice as likely to drop out compared to peers without. According to the Mental Health Association in NYS, youth ages 16–24 with mental health illnesses are four times less likely to be involved in activities like employment and college. This is why I started to work on my recent startup FloraMind with two of my closest friends Mahmoud Khedr and Danny Tsoi . We started a movement to improve mental health literacy and well-being for the youth. Here are some shocking stats on the status of youth mental health by the National Alliance on Mental Illness: So, what is mental health literacy? Mental health literacy is having knowledge about mental disorders by recognizing specific mental disorders, their cause, and knowledge of how to access mental health services. Acc...