• Decreased self-esteem or feelings of helplessness |
• Increased depression and/or anxiety |
• Sudden loss of friends, isolation from peers or withdrawal at home |
• Reported health problems (e.g., stomach aches, headaches) for which adolescent wants to stay at home or fake illnesses |
• Increased truancy or school absences |
• Decline in academic performance or loss of interest in school work |
• Changes in eating habits or appetite |
• Difficulty sleeping or frequent nightmares |
• Sudden anger, rage or other emotional swings |
• Self-harm behaviors, such as cutting or suicidal ideation |