Students at Capital High School in Santa Fe receive mental health training
Dec 17, 2024
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Some students in Santa Fe are finishing up a new program that addresses the mental health challenges many children face. Capital High School has rolled out a teen mental health first aid program where freshmen learn how to work through their emotions and the emotions of their peers in a language that they can understand.
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"The big shocker for young people was really differentiating, really making sure they understand, that it's not that our friend doesn't like us, or is mad at us, or there's something going on in our relationship. That it could be, that it might be - especially if it's more severe and it's lasting longer -- that there might be something else going on," said Suzanne Pearlman, National Trainer & Curriculum Developer.
The district wants to expand the program to more schools this spring. For more information, people can reach out to Pearlman at suzannepearlman@gmail.com.
For those in need of help, click this link or call the suicide and crisis hotline at 988.
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