Hope Means Nevada invitations excessive schoolers to hitch Teen Committee
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Hope Means Nevada has invited Nevada highschool college students to hitch its Teen Committee to function key volunteers of the psychological well being consciousness motion in an effort to assist save lives.
This announcement follows the launching of the brand new three-digital dialing code for the Nationwide Suicide Prevention Hotline, 988 on July 16.
“Teen Committee members play an integral position in our mission to finish teen suicide in Nevada,” says Julie Murray, co-chair of Hope Means Nevada. “The extra Teen Committee members now we have throughout the state taking part in de-stigmatizing discussions round psychological well being, the larger our skill to assist save lives.”
Members of the teenager committee will work alongside the Hope Means Nevada director on partnerships, recruitment, and fundraising, along with attending and taking part in digital and in-person Teen Committee conferences and Hope Means Nevada occasions.
One such occasion is the Stroll and Discuss Fest and 5K, which might be held in October 2022. Members of the Teen Committee might be concerned within the technique of this occasion, serving to to safe volunteers and individuals for it.
The Teen Committee was based in April 2020 as a useful resource for teenagers combating psychological well being and isolation attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic and college shutdowns. Immediately, the committee continues to supply a group of hope and advocate for psychological wellness.
The committee not too long ago helped move Nevada Senate Invoice 249, which permits for as much as three psychological well being days per college 12 months for Nevada college students and mandates {that a} suicide hotline quantity be posted on all scholar I.D. playing cards.
To study extra about Teen Committee member positions or to use, go to the Hope Means Nevada webpage.
