Calling Greater Cincinnati high schools to participate in World Teen Mental Wellness Day

This year, bi3, Interact for Heath and The Joe Burrow Foundation are partnering to invite high school (and junior high school) students to develop and participate in activities commemorating World Teen Mental Wellness Day. Students will be awarded up to $500 per school to plan, create and lead activities that engage their fellow students. While the Global Day will be held on Saturday, March 2, students will be encouraged to plan activities on March 1 while schools are in session.

Additionally, each applying school will automatically be entered to win a Joe Burrow signed football. The winning school can use the football as an award for the students organizing the day or as a way to promote student participation in the activities. Only one entry per school is allowed.

Congratulations to the following schools for completing their entry!

Academy of Multilingual Immersion Studies

Aiken High School

Anderson High School

Archbishop Moeller High School

Bethel-Tate High School

Bioscience Butler Tech

Cincinnati Country Day School

Clark Montessori High School

Clermont Northeastern High Schools

Colerain High School

Dayton High School

Deer Park High School

Dixie Heights High School

Dohn Community High School – KTMIS Program

Dohn Community High School – Hamilton Learning Center

Fairfield Senior High School

Goshen Middle School/Goshen High School

Indian Hill High School

Kings High School

Lebanon High School

Lebanon Junior High School

Lighthouse High School

Lloyd Memorial High School

Loveland High School

Mason High School

Mercy McAuley High School

Middletown High School

Milford Academy

Milford High School

Monroe High School

Mount Notre Dame High School

North College High School

Northwest High School

Our Lady of Victory

Preble Shawnee High School

Purcell Marian High School

Reading Jr./Sr. High School

Riverview East Academy

Roger Bacon High School

Ryle High School

Saint Ursula Academy

Shawnee High School

Shroder High School

Spring High School (Springer School and Center)

St. Henry District High School

St. Xavier High School

Sycamore High School

Talawanda High School

Turpin High School

Union High School

Villa Madonna Academy

Walnut Hills High School

Warren County Career Center

Woodward Career Technical High School

ABOUT WORLD TEEN MENTAL WELLNESS DAY:

World Teen Mental Wellness Day is observed annually to raise awareness for the mental health issues teenagers face daily, promote mental wellness and determine solutions.

Mental health struggles, especially anxiety and depression, are common in teenagers. However, findings show that stigma prevents many teens from seeking help. Many don’t know the resources available in their own schools and communities, and too few know how to engage in self-care.

INSPIRE SOLUTIONS:

Develop a plan for your school:

• Reduce the stigma surrounding mental health challenges and accessing care
• Increase awareness about the mental health resources available to students within your school and communities
• Encourage students to participate in wellness activities

This is the second year local students have the opportunity to receive funding to support activities. In the inaugural year, funding supported 11 high schools to create wellness rooms, host speakers, promote awareness of resources and the national 988 number and dedicate days to journaling and reflecting.

APPLICATION DETAILS:

All high school and junior high school students in the Greater Cincinnati region are eligible and only need to fill out an application describing plans for the funding and commit to sharing pictures of activities with us via email and social media within a week of World Teen Mental Wellness Day. Send the completed application along with a copy of the school’s W-9 to Marian Black at Marian_Black@bi3.org.

Blank W-9 forms can be found on the IRS website.

Note: Each Greater Cincinnati high/junior high school can submit one application, which must be signed by the principal. The final deadline for applications is February 1, 2024. 

Questions? Contact Marian Black at Marian_Black@bi3.org.