Students living in San Mateo County will discuss their experiences returning to school amidst a global pandemic and how that has impacted their mental health. They will also share resources and discuss ways to support youth like themselves during this time. The panel will be followed by a live Q&A.
This event is free.
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available.
Speakers:
Emma (she/her) is a senior at Aragon High School. She is passionate about mental health because she thinks it is something that many people struggle with, but is barely talked about, so we need to start a conversation.
Rachel (she/her) is a senior at Burlingame High School. She got interested in the field of mental health as her mom is a LMFT and seeing many of her friends struggle with various mental health issues and helping them through it.
Melissa (she/her) is a senior at Saint Francis High School. Being a first-gen college-bound student and growing up in a Latino household, where the importance of mental health was disregarded, she is proud
to share her lived experiences and perspectives. Through this event, Melissa hopes to enact change in local school districts.
Talofa/Malo e lelei/Hello! Pogisa (she/her) is a Pasefika scholar and passionate about mental health and raising awareness to reduce the stigma around it.
Co-Hosts
This is a virtual panel co-hosted by members of the Southern San Mateo County youth advisory group (YAG) from Stanford Psychiatry’s Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing and San Mateo Union High School District.
