# Why Mental Health Matters

> Why mental health support is essential for children and families facing a childhood diagnosis.

Canonical URL: https://beautifullyloved.org/why-mental-health-matters

Every child deserves to heal — mind, body, and spirit. A childhood diagnosis affects more than physical health: it can impact a child's confidence, identity, relationships, and emotional well-being, and parents and siblings carry an emotional toll as well.

### Key facts

- Nearly half of U.S. adolescents ages 13–18 have experienced a mental disorder at some point (National Institute of Mental Health).
- Mental Health America ranks Texas 41st overall for mental health and 19th for youth.
- Among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors, roughly 32% experience psychological distress, 29% anxiety, and 24% depression.
- The emotional effects of a cancer diagnosis can include anxiety, depression, changes in self-image, isolation, PTSD symptoms, and difficulty adjusting after treatment — and they can continue into survivorship.

### How Beautifully Loved helps

Through programs centered on mental health, wellness, beauty, and fashion — free beauty and self-care services, therapy opportunities, mentorship, hospital self-care shelves, Pamper Days, family support events, and the annual Fashion Show — Beautifully Loved helps families heal not only physically, but mentally and emotionally. We are working to expand access to therapy for patients, survivors, siblings, and caregivers.

Donate at https://givebutter.com/BLOVED or get involved at https://beautifullyloved.org/get-involved.

## Organization Facts

- Name: Beautifully Loved (Beautifully Loved Inc.)
- Type: 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- Founded: 2015 by Aysa Province
- Location: Austin, Texas — serving Central Texas
- Mission: Nurture confidence, self-worth, and emotional well-being for families navigating a children's hospital journey through experiences of wellness, beauty, and fashion.
- Impact: 500+ kids served each year; 6 children's hospitals plus Ronald McDonald House; 30+ hours of free therapy covered in 2025; 10+ self-care shelving units in hospitals
- Email: hello@beautifullyloved.org
- Donate: https://givebutter.com/BLOVED
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- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beautifullylovedinc