The statistics regarding young people’s mental health continue to cause alarm. Anxiety is the most common and often the earliest issue to surface, and then becomes a risk factor for increasing problems throughout the teen years. Taking action to increase connection and actively focus on certain cognitive and social skills can make a big difference in preventing future struggles.  

On Wednesday, April 19th at 4:00pm PT, a free webinar entitled, “Mental Health on Purpose: Teaching Young People Skills As They Step into Their Future,” will be offered for families, students, and educators featuring Lynn Lyons. The presentation will showcase an approach consisting of skills that move away from the all-too-common avoidant behaviors (and myths) that interfere with academic, social, and emotional growth. As Lynn states on her website, “I’m a big fan of process over content, meaning that I teach families HOW worry works and what to do about worry, rather than focusing too narrowly on WHAT the worry is or WHY that particular worry has shown up.” Following the presentation, Denise Pope, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education and Challenge Success Co-Founder, and a high school student panelist will join the conversation to discuss some of the ideas shared, problem-solve real-world scenarios from adolescent life, and take questions from the audience. 

This event is hosted by Challenge Success and REACH Student Life Management. It is free and open to the public with registration on the Challenge Success website. Challenge Success is offering this event as part of its commitment to Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General, who has been bringing awareness to the crisis surrounding youth mental health across the nation and assembled over 30 organizations committed to addressing the crisis in his call to action last year.