Age Group:
Teens- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration is no longer available for this event.
- This event is for registrants age 12 to 18.
- This event is for registrants grade 6th Grade to 12th Grade.
Program Description
Event Details
It’s Real: Teens and Mental Health for High School Students is a 45-minute program, which provides young people with mental health education and resources. The presentation covers such topics as:
•What is mental health? How is it similar to, or different from, physical health?
•How to notice signs of someone needing help
•Tips and strategies for having a caring conversation with someone you might be worried about
•Methods of self-care for mind, body, soul, and surroundings
•Examples of trustworthy resources
•How reaching out to trusted adults can help teens manage their mental health
The presentation includes brief video narratives featuring well-known GenZ influencers sharing their own experiences with mental health, and what they found helpful at the time.
This event is brought to you by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and New Jersey Statewide Student Support Services (NJ4S).
This is a teen program only for individuals ages 12-18 and in grades 6-12. Registration is not required.
Please note the start time of the program. We are unable to accommodate participants who are 15 minutes or more late.