Summer Schedule

"Doing the Service"

Saturday, August 7, 2010 at Sugar Sand Park

"Express Yourself"

Saturday, July 24, 2010, 1:00-4:30 PM at Sugar Sand Park

"Address Your Stress"

July 10, 1:30-4:30 PM, Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Trail, Boca Raton.

A three part series of summer events to prepare youth to become ambassadors for emotional and mental wellness in school and community. Games and activities, discuss film "More Than Sad"- Adolescent Depression",
Free admission. Participants may earn service credit hours.

Contact: Rita Thrasher 561-866-1850

Pictured below: Vanessa Vanhove, teacher; Vickie Rusinova, student; and Mary Jo Tarrien, nurse, coordinating a series of summer workshops to help youth understand stress and depression and prepare them to assist in schools and communities.

Overview

Breaking the Silence: Teaching the Next Generation About Mental Illness (NAMI)

An overview of the lesson plans approved for use in the Palm Beach County Schools. The plans are written for use in the classroom and are available at three levels: elementary, middle and high school. Lesson plans are provided for users by the Boca Raton Community Hospital Foundation. www.btslessonplans.org

Red Flags in Children’s Behavior (NAMI, Cuyahoga Falls)

Receive the Red Flags booklet (English or Spanish). View a video of the Depression Awareness Program for middle school children, created for use by school systems to identify signs and symptoms of childhood depression among children and adolescents, teachers and family members. www.redflags.org

More Than Sad: Teen Depression

This 20 minute film aims to educate high school students about depression. Since the majority of suicides are caused by untreated or inadequately treated depression, it is the hoped that teaching adolescents to recognize the signs of depression in themselves and others, more will seek help and treatment. www.afsp.org

The Truth About Suicide: Real Stories of Depression in College

Preview this 27-minute film which presents a recognizable picture of depression and other problems commonly experienced by college students and other young adults. Filming took place on a number of different campuses to focus on people who have been personally touched by student depression and suicide. www.afsp.org

Sponsor: Boca Raton’s Promise – The Alliance For Youth

6300 Park of Commerce Blvd
Boca Raton, FL 33487
561-866-1850 Fax 561-981-5332 brpromis@gate.net

bocaratonspromise.org

Resources Developed by
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
National Alliance on Mental Illness (Queens/Nassau and Cuyahoga Falls)

NEW – www.erikaslighthouse.org