Teen Mental Health

💔 1 in 5 teens

seriously considers suicide

😔 49th

Georgia ranks 2nd to last

in mental healthcare access

🧠 Only 1 in 3

teens with depression seek help

Teens are bombarded with environmental, social, psychological, and physiological changes and challenges that can be overwhelming to navigate. Young people are experiencing a level of distress that calls on us to act with both urgency and compassion.

Our Teen Advisor staff and students speak directly to these (and other) issues with informed advice, statistics, personal stories, and prayer. We collaborate with other organizations to receive training on Youth Mental Health First Aid, domestic abuse/dating violence, grief counseling, substance abuse/addiction, depression/self-harm, and more.

Hundreds of Teen Advisor students are empowered and equipped each year by our dedicated staff and volunteers through fun, impactful training events, then given a platform to use their voice and influence to reach more than 4,000 younger peers throughout the school year. This creates a platform and community for teens so that they can be a crucial part of the solution!