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"Doing" Mental Health with Your Youth or Teen
Parents, caregivers, loved ones – check out the programs and resources below that help you improve the mental health of your youth or teen!
Our 14-week BOY program is designed for boys in grades 5th through 8th. In a supportive environment, participants will build confidence, learn healthy life skills, and tackle challenges.
BOY helps pre-teens with:
Communication & problem-solving
Time management
Self-esteem and friendship building
This program is led by passionate mentors and community experts (including professionals in the trades!), and helps boys discover their potential.
Our SHE program is a 14-week course for girls in grades 5th through 8th. It’s designed to help them build confidence, make lasting friendships, and navigate preteen life with strength and self-esteem.
Each session features a community expert guest speaker, followed by engaging discussions and activities led by our facilitators. We focus on mental, social, emotional, and physical health to help her thrive before high school.
Give her the tools she needs to succeed!
Registration Opens August 11th for the 2025 - 2026 BOY & SHE Programs!
How the Y is Supporting the Mental Health of our Youth and Teens
If you’re looking for a program where your youth or teen will grow, discuss, and participate in activities to improve their mental health, check out these programs!
SHE
This group is for female-identifying participants to help boost their mental, social, emotional, and physical health.
Child Care
In order to best support the growing minds of those attending Y child care sites, our staff are trained to support the mental, emotional and physical needs of children while also viewing behavior from a trauma-informed lens.
Before & After School Care
Our before and after school care programs incorporate social-emotional learning activities into their weekly schedules. These research-based, social-emotional learning activities focus on teaching skills like community-building, empathy and kindness, growth mindset, and emotion management.
Y Day Camp
Starting summer 2022, our Y day camp will incorporate social-emotional learning activities similar to those in the before and after school care program.
4K
Our 4K classrooms all utilize the Pyramid Model of social-emotional learning. This model is a conceptual framework of evidence-based practices for promoting young children’s healthy social and emotional development.
Gymnastics
Our team members participating in our gymnastics program undergo a learning session with our Mental Health Manager or Mental Health Educator on how to support their mental health while in a competitive environment. The team discusses the importance of taking care of our physical bodies and minds.
Youth & Teen Resources
