Peer Mentor Training at Massasoit Community College
This week our team trained 6 new Peer Mentors at Massasoit Community College! We’re so excited for them to join our team and share their comeback stories at schools across Massachusetts.
Presentations to 298 Students in Chelmsford and Burlington
This week we presented to 119 students at Chelmsford High School and 179 students at Burlington High School. Our Peers spoke about what finding mental health support looks like outside of high school to graduating seniors at Burlington and sparked great conversations around support for adults!
The NAN Project Featured on WBZ
QPR for Metco Staff in Lexington
This afternoon our team presented QPR to Metco staff in Lexington. The conversation about how to identify signs of potential suicide risk and how to support youth was so encouraging!
Coaching Day with Hannah Mell
At today’s coaching day, we were joined by Hannah Mell– a social worker and close friend of The NAN Project–who led us in some activities around understanding when we need help, how to communicate these needs, and how to apply these skills in the workplace.
Presentations to 277 in Framingham and Wakefield
This week our peers presented to students at Joseph Keefe Technical High School in Framingham, it was great to answer questions about seeking support and using positive coping strategies. Our team also trained librarians at the Wakefield’s Lucius Beebe Memorial Library in QPR: Question, Persuade, Refer: Suicide Prevention training and shared comeback stories to students at Galvin Middle School in Wakefield to assist in their SOS: Signs of Suicide training.
Boston 25 News on Kids and Mental Health
Check out this Boston 25 News segment showcasing students from La Colaborativa in Chelsea, Wake Up Youth Action Team in Wakefield, and GHS Mental Health Ambassadors in Gloucester talking about mental health in their communities. We were happy to help these young people share their experiences and we’d like to give a big thank you to Kerry Kavanaugh for making this possible!
Everett Wave’s Mental Health Night
We were so grateful to be invited to speak at Everett Wave Club’s Mental Health Night. We spoke to a great group of teens about how to take care of your mental health and speak to your family about it as well. A huge thanks to Liliana and the amazing team at the Eliot Family Resource Center in Everett!
Presentations to 473 Students at Lowell High School
This week, we presented to 473 students at Lowell High School! It was amazing to reach to so many students in Lowell and to respond to a wide variety of questions about mental health and therapy.
QPR for Staff at The Beyond House and Department of Health
Over the past two days we provided the suicide prevention training: QPR: Question, Persuade, Refer, to staff at The Beyond House Access Center in New Bedford and virtually to staff at the Department of Health. We appreciate their time and commitment to learning best practices for helping someone who may be at risk of suicide in their communities.