I don't really have quite knowledge to give you advices and suggestions, however, having a close family member (I was close to the scene) that has had a nervous break down (at 19 or 20, I think), I would say "Be careful, it's not that easy that it sounds".

His state complicated and needed around 15 days stay at the hospital; It also took him around 1.5 year to return to his old mental state. However, the time and also the quantity of Medicines that he did took are still affecting his life deeply.