Grace Oshin2022-02-18T15:27:16-05:00December 6th, 2021|Categories: General|Tags: Teen Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid, Mental Illness, students, anxiety reduction, Community, Youth, Nonprofit, Mental Health, Behavioral Health, Westchester, Depression, Anxiety|
The statistics are staggering. One in five teens has had a serious mental health disorder at some point in their young lives. Fifty percent of all mental illnesses begin by age 14. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for 15-24year-olds. WJCS is proud to offer training in Teen Mental Health First Aid, a nationally certified course which teaches high school students how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders among their friends and peers. It gives students the skills to have supportive conversations with their friends and get a responsible and ...