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2024/8/11 / San Diego / School / Seminar

Learning about Mental Health of Teens -For Raising Awareness of the Importance of Mental Health-" hosted by NPO Potokai

In this free seminar, you will learn about the importance of Mental Health and Mental Health Problems of young people, which are surprisingly familiar to us, from the very beginning, and what we, as parents, can do to reduce stigmatization.

Please note that this seminar will be conducted in English as the lecturer is not a Japanese speaker, so please bring your native English speaking partner along.

[Instructor] APAOC Community Engagement Workgroup （ within the U.S. Public Health Service ） Member
[Language] English
[Overview]
① Introduction to APAOC and its role in youth mental health Mental Health
② What is Mental Health ） and why is it important
③ Mental Health Problems are more common than we think, what are the early signs?
④ What we parents can do to help our youth with Mental Health Problems ： "When and where to go for help", "Tips on how to talk to your teenager", etc.
[For
[Participation fee] Free of charge
[Registration form] https://forms.gle/CWHB338v1U68ZU8w5

[Background of the seminar] The number of teen mental health problems has increased since the pandemic. M, a high school student living in San Diego, who was aware of the increasing number of Mental Health Problems among teenagers after the pandemic, emailed the Mental Health Initiative of NIMHD （, a government agency under the NIH ）, asking if there was anything I could do to help. This seminar was realized as a result of an email from Mr. M, a high school student living in San Diego, to the Mental Health Initiative within the NIMHD government agency NIH . She was introduced to the Asian Pacific American Officers Committee (APAOC), to which the lecturer of this seminar belongs, and asked them to hold a seminar to raise awareness about "Mental Health of Teenagers". She was connected to the Porto Kai.

[Contact]

info@portkaisandiego@gmail.com