This month is Mental Health Awareness Month. Check out these resources for teens below. NAMI NAMI Massachusetts YouForward The Trevor Project National Suicide Prevention Hotline Teen depression facts Books Free to take from the Teen Zone Visit the Teen Zone to grab a free copy of Let’s Talk About It: A Graphic Guide to Mental […]
Every Thursday in May! May is Mental Health Awareness Month and to help with teen mental health and calming minds, we will be offering virtual meditation classes with Amy Rutledge every Thursday afternoon at 4:30! Each week will feature a different meditation technique. See the class descriptions below and register by clicking the button. May […]
Monday, March 21 at 7pm During this workshop, a trained facilitator shares their experience of surviving stress and depression throughout their teen and young adult life. Participants will learn the signs of stress and depression, identify strategies to manage day-to-day stress, and begin to create a survival guide of their own! Presented by Families for […]
outh Services staff put together a booklist for Mental Health Month. The list includes picture books for younger readers and chapter books / graphic novels for older readers. There are also several Spanish-language titles.
Each year, May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month. The purpose of this month is to raise awareness and educate people on how mental health affects others. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 1 in 6 youth ages 6-17 experience a mental health condition each year. Resources: NAMI NAMI Massachusetts YouForward […]