Nashville: School social worker sees anxiety, depression, ADHD, ASD, mood disorders

May 10, 2018, WKRN Nashville, TN: School counselors help parents, students with mental health issues http://www.wkrn.com/special-reports/school-counselors-help-parents-students-with-mental-health-issues/1172515246 Moodiness, depression and a lack of interest. For parents it might be difficult to tell the difference between typical teenage angst and a more serious problem. … Some parents might not realize the help they need is in their child's school. … Groll is a social worker at Statford Stem Magnet High School. … Students in need of help can find discretion and understanding from Groll. … "I would say the main diagnosis that you would see with kids and teens would be the anxiety, the depression, ADHD, we see kids on the autism spectrum disorder, we see children who have eating disorders, mood disorders."… "Some self-harm and suicidal ideation, just not wanting to, in their words, live anymore. It could be an underlying factor that's causing them to think that. there could be more to the story, and there usually is, on where those feelings are originating. Also, just a feeling of identification, where do they belong in the social ladder as an adolescent. Where do they fit in? How do they fit in? I think those are some conflicting pieces of the puzzle that they're trying to put together right now," said Martin. …