Board games, picnic blankets, guitars, sleeping bags and snacks were scattered across Ingalls Field on June 15. More than 50 Pelham teens, united by the common cause of mental health, came together for the first annual Pelham Overnight.
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May is Mental Health Awareness month and at Pelham Together we’ve taken the opportunity to focus on Telling Teens They Matter. We’ve posted 10 messages on our social media intended to emphasize the importance of doing this, and also some quick tips on how to remember to do it.
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The Westchester Children’s Association hosted a Youth Mental Heath Roundtable on April 3rd. The event was sponsored by Morgan Stanley. Laura Caruso, Executive Director of Pelham Together, was invited to participate.
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A few members of our Pelham Together Youth Council traveled to Albany for Mental Health Matters Day to advocate for more resources and policy related to youth mental health. They heard speakers from different NYS positions and advocates from other schools and spoke individually with their elected officials, Senator Nathalia Fernandez and Assembly Member Amy Paulin. Youth leaders are the BEST leaders!!
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By Melissa Ronan, LMSW, Pelham Together Executive Board Member, and Chair of the Pelham Together Mental Health Committee
It’s not just that your teen is drinking. The bigger issue with teenage drinking is that many kids drink to cope instead of learning to cope. And teens with mental health problems often drink to self-medicate, camouflaging the symptoms of underlying issues that are developing. Studies show that the later kids start drinking, the less likely they are to ever develop a substance abuse problem. So delaying or minimizing teen drinking has significant long-term benefits to their physical and emotional well-being.
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What a great way to de-stress from the tests!! PMHS, PMHS PTA, and Pelham Together Youth Council organized some much-needed time with the most adorable dogs on Thursday, May 11th. Lulu, Addie, and Minka were so lovable! We look forward to doing this again in the future!
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Second in our series for Mental Health Awareness Month is this podcast by Lisa Damour, PhD, "How Do I Tell If My Child Has An Eating Disorder." While the episode first aired during the pandemic, the topic and her suggestions are still relevant, insightful, and actionable. We have been asked for information on this topic more and more, among all genders, across ages, races, and ethnicities.
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During the month of May, we will be posting weekly about a variety of mental health issues . We chose these topics because they are brought to us by parents most frequently. Each week we’ll post them on social media, and add them to this blog post, so keep checking back!
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On March 8, 2023, Make Caring Common of Harvard University hosted a webinar with bullying expert, Dr. Dorothy Espelage, to discuss bullying prevention and intervention. It was EXCELLENT. Check out a write up of key takeaways—including a discussion of what is bullying? What does and doesn’t work to prevent it?—and a recording of the full webinar is at the end.
This event was chocked full of resources, recommendations, and fabulous information for parents, schools, and communities.
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We’re so proud to announce this new collaboration between Pelham Together and Pelham Rec Camps! By working together we will be able to help Rec camps be as responsive as possible to the mental health of their campers - a win all around!
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Pelham families are well aware of how difficult it can be to find available, affordable counseling. Add to that the great need for mental health support for our young people right now, and many find themselves in stressful and difficult circumstances. Pelham Together is facing the situation head on by launching Pelham Together Counseling.
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