The UthMpact teen coalition is proud of a new initiative offering an opportunity for schools to create a unique Mental Health Mural to help destigmatize mental health and promote self-care for youth. The mural is displayed on a portable canvas to allow it to easily be moved around campus.
An unveiling of the first mental health mural took place at Denison Middle School in Winter Haven, FL in honor of World Mental Health Day this past Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Principal Terry Christian and Lisa Cheatom of Denison Middle School and members of the InnerAct Alliance Board of Directors, Ryan Rogers and Ginny Wolfe, were on hand for the unveiling and to congratulate students for spreading the message that "Positive Mental Health Gives You Wings!"
Denison Middle School also helped kick off UthMpact's first social norming event of the 2023-2024 school year last week. IAA's social norms coordinator, Gavin White, visited with students to provide an informative presentation to share helpful ways to focus on self-care and practice good mental health. Students enjoyed participating to win prizes and learn social norms statistics that show most teens choose to make healthy choices and choose NOT to drink or use harmful substances. Additional social norms presentations will take place throughout the school year.
Special thanks to the administration, faculty, and students at Denison Middle School for their creativity and commitment to positive mental health and wellbeing. For more information on the UthMpact Mural Project, please contact IAA executive director, Angie Ellison, at (863) 802-0777. Visit the UthMpact website www.uthmpact.org or follow on www.facebook.com/UthMpactPolk.
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