When darkness comes early

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of mental health awareness among middle schoolers after speaking to a journalism class about their podcast project.

Last week we had the pleasure of speaking to a journalism class at a local middle school. We were tasked with inspiring and guiding them through their first podcast episode. We were surprised to hear that their first episode was all about mental health in middle schoolers. We left feeling compelled to help them spread their message and remove some of the stigma from mental health. If you or anyone you know if struggling with thoughts of depression or suicide please ask for help. Dial 988 from any phone to utilize a 24 hour, bilingual help hotline.

People in this episode

Hosts: Lynn, Haley

Topics covered

• mental health
• middle school
• podcasting
• inspiration
• stigma

Keywords

• mental health
• middle schoolers
• podcast
• depression
• suicide prevention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: local middle school, 988

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