A Night for NAN 2022

We appreciate Danversport for hosting this event and providing such a beautiful venue. In addition, we want to give kudos to our generous sponsors: BIMSHA, Capital Lease Group, Ltd., The Dalton/Cavanaugh Family, Marsh & Mclennan, Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage, Inc., Hosted Telecom Solutions, Inc., Jennifer Miller and Victor Paci, Charles and Zalena Senatore, Bank of America, Thrive, WellSense Health Plan, formerly BMC HealthNet Plan, Facilico, Eastern Bank, Devaney Energy, T-Mobile, Beacon Pointe, J.O.S Staffing, and William Berry at Wealth Planning Resources.

Presentations to Swampscott High School and YouForward Training

Over today and yesterday, we presented to over 50 students at Swampscott High School! We had some great conversations around the impact of bullying and how to foster good self-esteem in yourself and those you care for. We also began a Peer Mentor training at YouForward Lawrence over the past two days. We look forward to learning more about our new trainees and hearing their stories!

Peer Mentor Presentations to Breed Middle School

This week we have presented to 15 classes at Breed Middle School in Lynn. It was our pleasure to return to Breed to share stories of recovery and resilience with students in both English and Spanish. We greatly appreciated the conversations about mental health and trusted adults we had these past three days and we look forward to speaking to more middle schoolers next week!

Presentations to Newburyport High School

Today our Peer Mentors presented to students at Newburyport High School. Some of our newest additions to the team presented with us for the first time!

Presentations to MAP Academy

Today our Peer Mentors presented to MAP Academy in Plymouth. We had a great discussion about mental health supports and how to reach out for help.

Coaching Day with Hannah Mell

Today, our Peer Mentors practiced their comeback stories in a coaching day. Guest facilitator, Hannah Mell, also led us in some activities on setting intentions for the next upcoming months. 

Peer Mentor Presentations to Phillips Academy Andover

Today we presented to Phillips Academy Andover’s students in the Active Minds program. Our Peer Mentors Kathleen, Emilia, and Mia told their Comeback Stories, and we had a conversation about how to approach a friend you may be worried about, making time for self-care, and coping with academic pressure. 

Tabling at Lynnfield’s Night of Hope

Today we tabled at Lynnfield’s 4th Annual Night of Hope with Think of Michael Foundation and A Healthy Lynnfield at Lynnfield Middle School. It was great to speak to parents, students, and community members as we supported recovery from substance use.

QPR for Phillips Academy Andover

We presented QPR: Suicide Prevention Training to students in the Active Minds Club at Phillips Academy Andover today, after recently training Phillips Academy staff. We also gave them time to practice how to intervene if someone around them is having a mental health crisis. It was great to speak with students who are so involved in their school community and look forward to being back for Peer Mentor presentations next week. 

Coaching Day in Lexington

Today, we had a coaching day for our Peer Mentors! Our Peer Mentors got to know the newest additions to our team through some fun activities, and practiced their Comeback stories in time for our first presentations of the school year!