Youth Mental Health Trainings | purple-swans-corp

YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH

One in five children in the United States has a diagnosable mental health condition.*

More than 50% of all lifetime mental illness emerges before age 14, and 75% developed by age 24*. According to its 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration), a part of the U.S. Public Health Service, found out that 14.4% of youth aged 12 to 17 experienced a major depressive episode, compared to 13.3% in 2017 and 12.8% in 2016. For young adults aged 18 to 25, the statistics turned out to be 13.8% in 2018, compared to 13.1% in 2017 and only 10.9% in 2016. In 2018, the World Health Organization has chosen youth as the focus of World Mental Health Day 2018 with its theme, “Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World.”

In today's changing world, recognizing signs of mental illness among youth and providing timely and quality treatment is as important as, if not more than, treating physical illness. Together, we can help our youth manage their mental health issues so they could flourish in their journey ahead.

*Source of data cited: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_crisis_of_youth_mental_health

HOW WE SUPPORT YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH

Training Sessions:

From May 2018, Purple Swans and Mental Health Association in New Jersey (MHANJ) jointly hosted a series of Youth Mental Health First Aid programs. Through a whole day training program, experienced instructors provided hands-on advices on how to help stressed youth. 100% of the participants rated the program highly. Since August 2022, QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) youth suicide prevention trainings were added to provide more targeted training and assistance.

May 2023—5th Youth Mental Health First Aid training
April 2023—2nd Youth QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide prevention training
August 2022—1st Youth QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide prevention training
November 2021—4th Youth Mental Health First Aid training
February 2020—3rd Youth Mental Health First Aid training
October 2018—2nd Youth Mental Health First Aid training
May 2018—1st Youth Mental Health First Aid training

Charity Galas Raising Funds for MHANJ ($27,640 raised):

The pandemic aggregated mental health problems. But no one is fighting alone. We care. We act. Purple Swans’ November 2022 charity gala “Dancing into the Dawn” is dedicated to all those fighting for mental health issues. Our brand-new show, staged at the Morristown Mayo Performing Arts Center, integrates Chinese indigenous and classical dances with dance traditions from other parts of the world. Audiences acclaimed the show as “a tour de force” and “a feast for the eyes”. Despite high inflation and significant cost increase due to venue upgrade, the show successfully raised $15,956 for Mental Health Association in NJ, thanks to the support from all donors, sponsors and audiences!

On November 2, 2019, Purple Swans staged the “Dancing under the Harvest Moon” show at Union County Performing Arts Center. All net proceeds from the show in the amount of $11,684 were donated to the Mental Health Association in NJ to provide youth mental health first aid. The show integrates indigenous Chinese dances and singings with classic American Pop, Jazz and Broadway. More than a thousand audiences experienced a grand celebration of Chinese and Western music and dance styles while participating in a relay race to help stressed youth in our communities. Personal stories of fighting mental health issues were shared on stage by Purple Swans’ dancer and her now adult daughter and touched hearts of many.

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