The NAN Project is on Twitter! Follow our journey to bring depression awareness and suicide prevention programs to MA communities. Visit thenanproject.org
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8 Jul 2024
During our recent event, "Let's Chalk About It", the local community worked together to craft mental health messages with chalk! #MentalHealthMatters
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24 May 2024
This Wednesday, some members of the NAN Team visited the Youth at Risk Conference held at Endicott College! They presented our latest "Healthy Relationships = Healthy Minds" curriculum, which focuses on educating female-identifying youth about how to build healthy relationships
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1 Aug 2023
Recently, The NAN Project has been working with YouForward to conduct Spanish language program training in Lawrence, MA! Thank you to this awesome crew! #community #mentalhealth đź“·
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26 Jul 2023
LearningWell wrote this wonderful article about The NAN Project and some of the work that we do. The article describes our peer presentation model and emphasizes the importance of reducing the stigma around #mentalhealth in students.
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26 Jul 2023
LearningWell's piece also features interviews from Jake, our executive director, and a few others on the NAN Team.
Be sure to check out the full article to learn more about The NAN Project and #mentalhealthawareness
learningwellmag.org/article/…
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24 Jul 2023
U.S. Olympic swimmers are finding their voices when it comes to #mentalhealth challenges. Ahead of the world championships, some share what they've learned. usatoday.com/story/sports/ol…. .
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22 Jul 2023
The proportion of teen girls visiting emergency rooms in mental health crisis rose 22 percent in the pandemic’s second year, while the proportion of teen boys visiting declined. nytimes.com/2023/07/12/healt…. .
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19 Jul 2023
A new study suggests that helping teens feel competent and purposeful may help their grades more than just focusing on their happiness. npr.org/2023/07/06/118615425…
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17 Jul 2023
The vast majority of mental health specialists are also white, and Black people and other people of color may struggle to find care from people who can understand their background, historical trauma, or cultural issues. statnews.com/2023/07/13/988-…
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13 Jul 2023
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10-14 years old. One in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year. It takes people an average of 10 years from when symptoms start to receive an accurate diagnosis and care. youtube.com/watch?v=-GpFNe2s…
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11 Jul 2023
Just a weekly reminder for all of you. Remember you can help #thenanproject educate and spread awareness of #mentalhealth.
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9 Jul 2023
Just a weekly reminder for all of you. Remember you can help #thenanproject educate and spread awareness of #mentalhealth.
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6 Jul 2023
Research suggests that children are less active during the summer months, and are spending much more time scrolling on social media, interacting with others online, and watching TV, instead of getting active outside. wfla.com/bloom-tampa-bay/wha…
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3 Jul 2023
Children are less active during the summer months, and are spending much more time scrolling on social media, interacting with others online, and watching TV, instead of getting active outside. This can pose a problem for children’s #mentalhealth wfla.com/bloom-tampa-bay/wha…
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28 Jun 2023
Congratulations to the recipients of the @WCVB 50 Years Fund grants @empoweringHER, @SLMyouth, @TheNANProject & @DocWayneDtG! And thanks to @jpmorgan for shining a spotlight on these incredible organizations at this year's Corporate Challenge! #50yearsfund bit.ly/44mJWgs
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29 Jun 2023
On Monday, The NAN Project's Jake Cavanaugh was invited to sit on a roundtable hosted by Rep. Jake Auchincloss to discuss social media and #youthmentalhealth.
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29 Jun 2023
@RepAuchincloss is proposing legislation that would update the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998; namely it would:
> Change the definition of “child” in the bill from anyone under 13 to anyone under the age of 16;
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29 Jun 2023
> Require that commercial website operator actually verify the age of all users to determine that users are not under the age of 16;
> Require companies to protect the data used in verifying age.
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25 Jun 2023
Nearly 15% of children in the United States were recently treated for #mentalhealth disorders in 2021, according to new research from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. @CNN cnn.com/2023/06/12/health/ch…
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