Featured Stories
How to Cope with College Admissions Anxiety
To all the high school seniors out there, we see you. The college admissions process can feel like a roller coaster—exciting one moment, overwhelming the next. With so many steps to take, forms to fill out, essays to write...
Zero Reasons Why Recognized on Kansas Senate Floor during Youth Mental Health Advocacy Day
On March 26, 2024, the Kansas Statehouse hosted Mental Health Advocacy Day, where the Kansas Senate honored Zero Reasons Why, a teen-led grassroots campaign focusing on removing the stigma around mental health and preventing youth suicide.
Introducing Zero Reasons Why Clubs: A New Way to Bring the Campaign to Your Community
On May 30, 2023, U.S. Representative Sharice Davids, visited Tyler’s House KC, a local organization promoting emotional wellness among teens in the Kansas City metro area, to help kick off their summer mental health programming, along with Zero Reasons Why.
Featured Story: Lucas
“I had quite the rough patch in middle school. I struggled with mental illnesses for a long time, especially ADHD. And that just kind of culminated into other challenges. I was struggling to keep up with schoolwork and had...
Featured Story: Taliya
"Throughout my life, I have struggled with mental health issues. They always have been and will continue to be a part of my story. Mental health affects everyone in many different ways. Our mental health determines how we...
Featured Story: Damon
“Mental health is something that I had struggled with for a long time. As a coach, I tell people in some of the talks that I give, ‘I've got a whole career of coaching football and wrestling, and my mental health is...
Featured Story: Catya & Bob
"My name is Catya and I am a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) and facility dog handler at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA. As a child life specialist, my goal is to reduce anxiety within the hospital through...
Kansas Representative Helps Launch Summer Youth Mental Health Programming
On May 30, 2023, U.S. Representative Sharice Davids, visited Tyler’s House KC, a local organization promoting emotional wellness among teens in the Kansas City metro area, to help kick off their summer mental health programming, along with Zero Reasons Why.
Strategy for Mental Health Promotion and Stigma Removal
Within a community, mental health efforts span across a continuum of care. The mental health continuum of care includes all resources, programs, organizations and efforts to support mental health needs within a community.