Mental Health Awareness Campaign Outreach
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The winning poster designs (left: Murphy; right: Lau) - click to learn more about MI Youth and Family Services |
Led by Tambi Cork, the Project Coordinator for the Healthy Youth Initiative (HYI), art students competed to create the poster design; winning entries came from Ms. Totten's A.P. Photography class, submitted by students Rory Murphy ('17) and Jasmine Lau ('17) - see images.
"Youth across the state, just as on Mercer Island, report rates of depression and anxiety that are unacceptably high (Grade 10 Mercer Island = 25%; State = 34%, according to the 2016 WA Healthy Youth Survey), but rates can drop if more youth understand that mental health care is available and that it works," says Cork.
The awareness campaign will be featured in all six Mercer Island public schools and throughout the community during the month of May. The HYI is a collaborative project that brings together youth, professionals, and parents to foster youth wellness through community initiatives.
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