AWARD-WINNING youth development nonprofit Free2Luv® launched multiple programs for Mental Health Awareness Month, including a public awareness billboard campaign co-sponsored by Lamar Advertising, partnership in MTV’s first-ever National Mental Health Day of Action, and a nationwide giveaway of their mental […]
Have you ever felt like you needed help with something — managing your mental health, coping with stress, or dealing with a difficult situation — but struggled with the idea of asking for it? Chances are, you answered yes. And […]
“There are no rules. That is how art is born, how breakthroughs happen.” — Helen Frankenthaler Have you ever found yourself doodle sketching in the blank areas of a paper? Drawing shapes, patterns, squiggles, or characters while taking notes or […]
Multicultural Bullying in Schools – Diversity and Multicultural Identity is at Risk Never have I felt more diminished than when I was tormented for my race or where I come from. Bullied for things that I can’t change about myself. […]
Starting a new school year is exciting but it comes with the first day of back-to-school anxiety. It’s a little scary even at the best of times. But managing back- to- school anxiety during coronavirus is a whole new challenge. […]
Someone I Love is High Risk For COVID-19. Here’s How I Cope. My son was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis on his one month birthday. Of course, he’d had it all along. It was written in his genetic code the moment […]
The statistics are staggering. More than one in five high school students have been bullied. Three out of four LGBTQ+ students have been bullied. Kids who are bullied are at high risk of anxiety and depression. They’re more than twice […]
LGBTQ+ youth are four times more likely to struggle with their mental health, experiencing more depression and anxiety than their peers. Managing anxiety of LGBTQ+ youth is vital – now more than ever. Ongoing efforts to adjust to COVID have […]
Expressing yourself creatively is an amazing way to release any anxiety you may be experiencing. We’ve put a new twist on our Free2BeME art empowerment project! You can now join our virtual Free2BeME art party and share what’s in your […]
We’ve been dealing with the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic for over a year now. At one point, more than 300 million Americans — 95% of the US population — were under shelter in place or stay at home orders […]
Thanks to COVID-19 and the novel coronavirus, we’re all too familiar with quarantines, shelter-in-place orders, and social distancing. Many schools workplaces closed, causing a major departure from our typical day-to-day lives — and we still don’t know how long the […]
Over a year into the pandemic, we’re still hearing a lot of news about Coronavirus and COVID-19. Ongoing efforts to adjust to the virus have changed our daily lives, and anxiety is normal. There’s a good chance that your school […]
Some people say that anxiety isn’t real, that “it’s all in your head.” If you suffer from anxiety, you may have experienced someone saying this to you, and you probably felt dismissed and maybe even felt alone questioning your own […]
Has anyone typed or texted you a message that made you feel uncomfortable or ashamed, and they refused to stop? What about gossip or hurtful comments? Has anybody targeted you on social media? These are a few clear indicators that […]
Depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, suicidal ideation … these are all real issues our youth face. With one in every five youth suffering from a form of mental illness, mental health is an issue that needs our attention. If you […]
