Community Youth Workshops

The goal of NEED2's youth workshops to support youth and adult supports to normalize conversations around mental health and explore tools for support that are age appropriate from 9-19 years old. 

We asked youth what the most valuable thing they learned in our SEA workshop

  • "Reaching out for help is normal."

  • “How to care for myself.”

  • “To talk about it.”

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Mindful Explorers

A 5 week program that explores mindfulness and the ways it can be helpful through movement, activity and curiosity.

Ages 9-10

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Mindfulness for Middle Schools (MMS)

A 6 session program that introduces students to the main facets of mindfulness for mental health. MMS empowers students with a number of mindfulness practices which they can use to cope with stress, anxiety and life's ups and downs.

Ages 11-12

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SEA: Younger Years

A 70 minute workshop discussing stigma, mental health and suicide that looks at what it means and looks like to experience mental health struggles and explores age appropriate steps to take care of others and oneself.

Ages 13-14

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SEA: Older Years

A two-part (60 min each) workshop discussing stigma, the nuances of mental health, self care and suicide. It explores age appropriate, tangible steps for students to take to help a peer and connect them to resources and support.

Ages 15-19

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Empowering youth to reach out and talk about it.