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2020 OMM Summit

Did you miss the Summit? Don’t sweat it, you can review the recordings from this year’s summit here.

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teens changing culture around mental health ✨
text MIND to 741741 for 24/7 support from @crisistextline or call 988 to reach @988lifeline

Celebrating the incredible student leaders and sch

Celebrating the incredible student leaders and school staff who’ve championed a new culture of mental health this year. Your dedication, compassion, and courage have made a lasting impact—thank you for leading the way to a brighter, kinder school community! 🌟💙 #ourmindsmatter

Thrilled to announce that OMM was among the top 4%

Thrilled to announce that OMM was among the top 4% of proposals chosen to speak at the 2025 Mental Health America Conference! We hope to see you at our session, Putting Teens in the Driver’s Seat: Empowering Young People for Sustainable Change at the Micro, Meso, and Macro Levels, in October. Learn more about MHA and the conference at mhanational.org/conference #MHAConference #ourmindsmatter

🌈 Celebrating love and the power of community t

🌈 Celebrating love and the power of community this PRIDE! 💖 Let’s keep creating spaces for every voice to be heard. 🏳️‍🌈✨ 📘 Visit the link in bio for our LGBTQ+ Youth Minds Matter Club Guide — because every young mind deserves support and pride. 💪 #OurMindsMatter #PrideMonth #LGBTQYouthMindsMatter

STUDY RESULTS ARE LIVE! This year, The AAKOMA Pro

STUDY RESULTS ARE LIVE! This year, The AAKOMA Project proudly engaged @ 9000 Youth and Young Adults of Color(including LGBTQIA+ and disabled YYAC) ages 13-25 in a vital and timely study replication. ❣️What makes this effort even more impactful is The AAKOMA Project’s unwaveringcommitment to equity in research, ensuring representation across all major racial U.S.ethnic groups. The study’s valuable insights come from the voices of:
💜 Black/African American
💛 Latino/é
❤️AANHPI
💜 Native American/Indigenous
💛 Arab/Middle Eastern-North African
❤️Biracial/Multiracial Join us in the 2025 SOMHYOC study effort! We believe in the power of diverseperspectives and are thrilled to share the results of this study 💪🏽💪🏾💪🏿! Check outaakomaproject.org and follow @aakomaproject for more! #SOMHYOC2025 #SOMHYOC2023 #YouthMentalHealth #EquityInResearch#TheAAKOMAProject #RepresentationMatters #POCMentalHealth #OptimalMentalHealth

It’s almost time for the Giving Power Hour! 🧠

It’s almost time for the Giving Power Hour! 🧠💵 bit.ly/ommgivegreater25
Gifts between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM (ET) will help us secure a matching contribution. The organization with the most unique donors giving during this hour will win up to $1,250 EXTRA to support teens' mental health
#GiveGreaterDC #ourmindsmatter

You’re invited! Join us TODAY (May 28) for #Give

You’re invited! Join us TODAY (May 28) for #GiveGreaterDC and take action for mental health! Only a few days remain in Mental Health Action Month – what action will you take? Learn more and donate at bit.ly/ommgivegreater25

Give a shout out to someone you know for working h

Give a shout out to someone you know for working hard or achieving a milestone. 📣 Today, we’re giving major props to the entire OMM Program Team for their unwavering dedication to equipping teens with the tools, confidence and community they need to prioritize
their mental health. Their passion, creativity and commitment are the heartbeat of everything we
do, and the reason REAL change is happening in schools and clubs across the country and the
world. ❤️ #seegoodnesssaturday

Today’s mental health theme is Strive to Thrive.

Today’s mental health theme is Strive to Thrive. Take on a kindness challenge by lighting up someone else’s day with a random act of kindness. 😊 #ourmindsmatter #strivetothrive #randomactsofkindness #kindnessiscontagious

Did you know... 1 in 5 teens lives with a mental

Did you know... 1 in 5 teens lives with a mental health condition, but fewer than half get the help they need. At OMM, we’re flipping the script. By giving teens the tools to lead peer-to-peer mental health clubs, we’re shifting school culture from the inside out. Working toward the day when no teen dies by suicide. Please join us! ❤️
bit.ly/ommmentalhealth

We’re building a world where no teen feels alone

We’re building a world where no teen feels alone. 🫂 With your support and our $20k matching campaign, we can expand OMM clubs to more schools, empower more teens and break more stigmas. Every dollar counts. And right now, every dollar counts TWICE! ➡️ bit.ly/ommmentalhealth #ourmindsmatter #MHAM #donormatch

Summer is approaching, but students must get throu

Summer is approaching, but students must get through a final slew of end-of-year projects and responsibilities first. These last strides of the school year are when students could use intentional support and grounding from their community.🫂 With this in mind, Poolesville High School’s Hero Club (@phsheroclub) Falcon Minds Matter (FMM) in Poolesville, Maryland, held a We Belong Week campaign in late March for students to destress and encourage frequent acts of kindness toward themselves and others.🎉The club’s week-long agenda demonstrated how creativity and gratitude can foster self-care and social connectedness.🤗 “I feel like for a lot of people, it’s really hard to reach out for help because you feel like a burden,” said Charlie Gleason, an 11th-grade student leader. “And I feel like Hero Club is a really good, open-arms kind of thing. It’s here for you to take the step, or for us to reach out to you.” Read the full feature at the link in our bio!📝 Thank you to Adventist Healthcare (@adventisthc), the Devon C. Rubenstein Foundation (@devoncrubensteinfoundation), the Healthcare Initiative Foundation (@hif_mc), the Jewish Social Service Agency (@jssaofficial), and our network of individual donors for supporting Our Minds Matter in Montgomery County Public Schools.🧡

📢📢📢 THE STATE OF MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUTH A

📢📢📢 THE STATE OF MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS OF COLOR STUDY RESULTS ARE LIVE! 📢📢📢 ❤️ 💜 💛 The AAKOMA Project is proud to announce the launch of the SOMHYOC Survey Results! AAKOMA explored the mental health needs of @ 9000 diverse Youth and Young Adults of Color (including LGBTQIA+ and disabled YYAC) aged 13-25 🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿 👉🏽 AAKOMA continues to Raise Consciousness, Empower People, and Change the System by amplifying the voices of young people from racially diverse backgrounds. 🌟 Help amplify the voices of diverse young people and continue pushing for positive change. Together, we’re creating a future of equity, inclusion, and representation. Check out aakomaproject.org to download the SOMHYOC2025 report and follow @aakomaproject for more! 🌟 #SOMHYOC2025 #SOMHYOC2023 #YouthMentalHealth #EquityInResearch #TheAAKOMAProject #RepresentationMatters #POCMentalHealth #OptimalMentalHealth

Mental health is just as important as physical hea

Mental health is just as important as physical health. But in too many schools, teens struggle and remain silent. That’s where OMM comes in. We educate teens and club leaders on how to create safe, supportive spaces where mental health is prioritized, not stigmatized. Let’s make sure every teen knows that they are not alone. ❤️ #ourmindsmatter #endthestigma #MentalHealthAwareness #OMM

You have the power to transform a school’s cultu

You have the power to transform a school’s culture and this month, you have TWICE the power. 🎉 Donate now and your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar to support teen-led mental health clubs across the country.
🔗 bit.ly/ommmentalhealth #ourmindsmatter #OMMMatchChallenge #takeaction #mentalhealthactionmonth

Sometimes the most powerful mental health advocate

Sometimes the most powerful mental health advocate is a friend who understands. 🫂 OMM equips teens to be that friend and to build communities that care. This month, let’s celebrate the power of peer support and youth leadership. #ourmindsmatter #teenled #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #erasethestigma

This Mental Health Awareness Month, your impact go

This Mental Health Awareness Month, your impact goes twice as far. Thanks to some generous donors, every dollar you donate will be matched (up to $20,000!) 🔥 That means double the support for teen-led mental health programs. Give today. Change lives. ❤️
bit.ly/ommmentalhealth #ourmindsmatter #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #DoubleYourImpact #MHAM #OMM

Culture change takes time, and there’s still wor

Culture change takes time, and there’s still work to be done. The youth mental health crisis has persisted for far too long. We believe we can do better—and we must. Do you? If so, take action this Mental Health Awareness Month —Link in bio for ideas 💡 on how. Let’s keep showing up—together. 💙
#ourmindsmatter #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalhealthaction

Club sponsors are essential to making OMM clubs po

Club sponsors are essential to making OMM clubs possible — From guiding club meetings and assisting in school-wide campaigns, to connecting students to mental health resources. Most importantly, they are trusted adults with whom teens can build connections!😊 Skyy Bollers, club sponsor at Key Middle School in Springfield, Virginia, is a testament to a teacher’s profound impact on teen lives. Bollers, a Physical Education and Health teacher, said she hopes Key Middle School students learn that prioritizing their mental health is okay and necessary. “I want them to understand that it has to be intentional that they are doing what they can to take care of themselves,” she said. Thank you to Skyy Bollers and KMM for creating a space for Key students to learn and grow. We are so grateful to the 254 OMM club sponsors for their dedication to building relationships with youth and helping save lives.💙This work is not possible without you. Thank you to the County of Fairfax (@fairfaxcounty), the Immanuel Presbyterian Special Projects Endowment, the McLean Community Foundation (@mcf4mclean), and our network of individual donors for making Our Minds Matter possible in Fairfax County Public Schools (@fairfaxcountypublicschools)! Read the full feature at the link in our bio🗞️

The transition from winter to spring brings hope a

The transition from winter to spring brings hope and new beginnings. It is also an opportunity for students to gain new motivation for the remainder of the school year. In late February, seventh-grade students from Ida B. Wells Minds Matter (IMM) at Ida B. Wells Middle School in Washington, D.C., hosted a Because You Matter campaign during their lunch periods. The club members invited students to write words of encouragement and displayed them around their campaign slogan, “Talk it Out, Reach Out, It’s Ok Not To Be Ok.”🧡 “We want to remind students that they matter, they belong here, that they’re important to us,” said Erin Weiss, a school mental health professional supporting Ida B. Wells students. Thank you to IMM student leaders and sponsors for reminding students of all the reasons they matter🥳Can’t wait to see what you have in store for spring!🌻👀 Many thanks to the American Psychiatric Association Foundation (@apa_foundation), if: a Foundation for Radical Possibility (@if_fdn), Risa Fund (@risafund), and our network of individual donors and mental health champions like you for supporting OMM Clubs in DC Public Schools.🎉 Check out the link in our bio to read the full feature!🗞

You’ve probably heard of the term “self love.” But, what does it actually mean, and why does it matter? Practicing self-love is good for your mental health and is important because you matter!🫂 As members of the Teen Advisory Council at OMM, we definitely understand how difficult it can be to find time for yourself when it feels like you have hundreds of other responsibilities. But, remember that small acts of self-love are just as important as any other!💙 - Eliina, OMM TAC #selflove #stressmanagement #mentalhealthawareness #teenmentalhealth #ourmindsmatter #teenvoice #teenadvisorycouncil

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