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We Belong Week Poll

Answer this brief poll to tell us how you are impacted by the We Belong Week campaign.

As a reminder, this week-long campaign includes the suggestion box, speed-friending, friendship bracelet station, and the We Belong poster and commitment.

This campaign made me feel more connected to people at my school.

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Connectedness means feeling included, accepted, and cared for by others.

I believe my school has a supportive culture and environment that promotes mental health and wellness for its students.

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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

We are SO close to reaching our match goal of $100

We are SO close to reaching our match goal of $100,000 and fully honoring the legacy of our founder and CEO’s grandparents 🙌 Your gift will help us get there - head to the link in our bio to make double the impact for teen mental health! 💙

Our amazing community rallied together yesterday -

Our amazing community rallied together yesterday - and with additional support today, we’ve now raised $9,422 for teen mental health! 🥳 Thanks to our ongoing match campaign, that impact is DOUBLED to $18,844 🙌 Gifts made between now and the end of the year will be doubled! Make twice the impact by giving through the link in our bio. 💙

Our goal today: $10,000 dollars for teen mental he

Our goal today: $10,000 dollars for teen mental health by midnight ⏰ AND: This Giving Tuesday, every donation to Our Minds Matter will be DOUBLED thanks to our ongoing $100K Match Campaign! 🎁🎁 Link in bio to give now to support empowering teens to be mental health leaders & change makers. 🌟

OMM is SO thankful for the incredible students and

OMM is SO thankful for the incredible students and sponsors behind each OMM club 🫶 Your dedication to mental health advocacy is creating real change, one school at a time. We couldn’t do this work without you - THANK YOU for showing up, leading, and inspiring us every day. We appreciate each and every one of you 💙 #ourmindsmatter #mentalhealthadvocacy #teenmentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness

✨The holidays can be a lot - fun, stressful, emoti

✨The holidays can be a lot - fun, stressful, emotional…all at once. If Thanksgiving feels overwhelming, you’re not the only one 💙 We’re thankful for you, today and everyday. You deserve support and it’s okay to reach out. @crisistextline is free and available 24/7. Just text HOME to 741741 to connect with a trained volunteer who gets it 💬🫶

Full circle moment! 🔄 Last month, Laura Beth Levit

Full circle moment! 🔄 Last month, Laura Beth Levitt shared the stage with former OMM club leader and Teen Advisory Council member Jasmin Goodwin, who is now a leading voice for teen mental health.🌟 Laura Beth recently reached out to our community about this experience and why supporters are so crucial to OMM’s work. Right now, your donation will go TWICE as far during our match challenge - thanks to a special match powered by our founder and CEO’s late grandparents.💞 We’re aiming to raise $100,000 by December 31 to unlock this match. Amazing news: we’re already almost halfway there! Donate today to help us get even closer. Link in Bio 💙

💙🌟 Because YOU Matter! 🌟💙 We LOVE seeing how scho

💙🌟 Because YOU Matter! 🌟💙 We LOVE seeing how schools are bringing the “Because You Matter” campaign to life! 😍 By writing positive affirmations to themselves and others, students are reminded of their worth and why they matter. 💌 It’s such an easy, meaningful and memorable way to spread positivity throughout the entire school community. 💞 Keep the notes coming - post them up for everyone to see! 🤩 You Matter. ALWAYS. 💙 #ourmindsmatter #becauseyoumatter

@cougar.minds.matter spent their latest meeting wr

@cougar.minds.matter spent their latest meeting writing heartfelt letters for the kids at Children’s National Hospital. 💌✨ Thank you for sharing so much love and joy with the world! 😍

What better way to connect and de-stress than with

What better way to connect and de-stress than with some slime? Check out @marshallmindsmatter in our newest club feature to hear about how they’re making a big impact in their school this year, all while making time for fun 💙 A special thank you for supporting OMM in Fairfax County Public Schools goes to the @communityfoundationfornova ; The County of Fairfax VA; The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation; Kettering Family Foundation; The MATTIE Fund; @mcleancommunityfoundation ; The Potomac Health Foundation; @therosendinfoundation ; @vmcompanies

Big News: Gifts to Our Minds Matter between now an

Big News: Gifts to Our Minds Matter between now and December 31 will be doubled up to $100,000! This opportunity is thanks to a special match from our founder & CEO’s late grandparents, Gerry and Mary Anderson. Their early support helped make OMM possible. Now, this meaningful match will continue their legacy for teen mental health. When you make a gift today, your gift will be doubled. Thank you for giving to prevent teen suicide. 💙 (Link in Bio)

OMM Teen Leader Nushrat Zaima highlighted the impo

OMM Teen Leader Nushrat Zaima highlighted the importance of peer-led initiatives at the CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Montgomery County Mental Health Summit: “Elevating Community Solutions for Youth Behavioral Wellness” on October 29th. This summit brought together esteemed professionals across the mental health industry, and we’re proud to share that the teen voice was represented by OMM student leader Nushrat Zaima, who served as Youth Keynote Speaker. Read more at the link in bio 🔗 Thank you to @carefirstbcbs for hosting an incredible event and working with us to ensure the teen voice was central to the narrative 💙

OMM is proud to be teen-led, from our school clubs

OMM is proud to be teen-led, from our school clubs to the core of our organization. So we are excited to introduce the 2025-2026 cohort of our Teen Advisory Council (TAC)! 🥳 TAC empowers OMM high school student leaders from across the DMV to enact change by collaborating on OMM’s goals, programming, and communications. This year, our extraordinary leaders join us to focus on mental health advocacy — learning and empowering their peers to take action for teen mental health!🧠 Read more about this year’s TAC members at the link in our bio👀🔗

Just Released🚀: “When Teens Lead the Way: Peer Pow

Just Released🚀: “When Teens Lead the Way: Peer Power in Promoting Mental Health” ✨ New OMM research shows the power of peer-to-peer support - via teen-led clubs - in fostering student mental health + promoting school connectedness 💬👫 📊 Surveying 200+ teens across DC-area schools with adolescent researcher, Dr. Jordan Booker (University of Missouri), we found OMM clubs don’t just help members - they ripple out to benefit the larger school communities. 🌎 When teens lead, they thrive 💪 Check out the full report 👉 link in bio #OurMindsMatter #Peer2Peer #TeenLed

As we settle into fall, Team OMM has been excited

As we settle into fall, Team OMM has been excited to see so many schools hosting Because You Matter — a bulletin board campaign where students write positive affirmations to themselves or others and display them in their school😊 In September, Hardy Minds Matter at Hardy Middle School in Washington, D.C., hosted a very successful Because You Matter campaign, with over 170 participants!💙 Students wrote notes like “You’re amazing and everything will be okay,” “You got this; don’t give up,” and “Be who you are; don’t let them change you!”🫂 Thank you Hardy Minds Matter, for uplifting kindness in your school community — We can’t wait to see all that your club accomplishes this year!🥳 A special thank you for supporting Our Minds Matter in Washington, DC Public Schools goes to the American Psychiatric Association Foundation (@apapsychiatric); if: a Foundation for Radical Possibility (@if_fdn); The J. Willard & Alice S. Marriott Foundation; Kettering Family Foundation; The MATTIE Fund (@aakomaproject); Risa Fund; Rosendin Foundation (@therosendinfoundation); Van Metre Companies (@vmcompanies); and our supporter community of mental health champions like you.

OMM was honored to present today at the 2025 @ment

OMM was honored to present today at the 2025 @mentalhealthamerica conference in Washington, DC 😊 The engagement and enthusiasm from the audience was overwhelming 🥰 Shoutout to Jasmin Goodwin (OMM student leader alumni), Laura Beth Levitt, and G Wei Ng for the incredible presentation and Kamilya Lapp (OMM club sponsor) for sharing about your involvement with OMM during the Q&A! 💙 #mentalhealthamericaconference #mentalhealthamerica #mentalhealthmatters #ourmindsmatter

🌎 October 10th is World Mental Health Day. 🧠 Let

🌎 October 10th is World Mental Health Day. 🧠 Let today be a reminder that our mental well-being is just as important as our physical well-being. Together, we can break the stigma, have the hard conversations, and support each other in achieving wellness. Swipe to view 10 simple ways you can take action for your mental health today and beyond. Our Minds Matter is a community partner empowering teens to change the culture of mental health in their schools. Swipe to see projects some DC Public Charter schools completed through OMM’s partnership with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education - @osse.dc! ⭐️ Culture Change in Motion:
- Empathy board-making at dcinternationalschool
- Because You Matter campaign at @paulpcs
- Anti-Bullying Door Decorating at girlsglobaldc, and
- Painting as Self-Care at @mayaschools If you need immediate support, text “MIND” to 741741 for 24/7 support from Crisis Text Line or call 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. #WMHD #WMHD25 #WorldMentalHealthDay

🌎 This World Mental Health Day, we’re so proud to

🌎 This World Mental Health Day, we’re so proud to celebrate by releasing our 2024-2025 School Year Impact Report! (link in bio) 📊 Our annual report shows our commitment to rigorous evaluation, as we make tangible progress toward our long-term mission - a day when no teen dies by suicide. 💙 🙏 Thank you to all mental health champions who make this work possible! From individuals who donate monthly 💌 to the institutions and government partners investing in youth 🎓🤝, our community of support means everything to our mission. 🔗 Read the full report on our website! 💻

🌊 OMM’s impact goes beyond the club - it’s shaping

🌊 OMM’s impact goes beyond the club - it’s shaping a school-wide culture where reaching out for help is normalized. This is just one of many powerful takeaways from our new research on peer-to-peer support and teen mental health ✨ 👥 Want to learn more about our findings? Join our brown bag discussion around peer power in promoting teen health:
📅 Tuesday Oct 21st, 2025
🕐 1pm ET
👉 Register here: bit.ly/ommresearch25
📖 Read more: link in bio

Throughout Suicide Prevention Month, we’ve been re

Throughout Suicide Prevention Month, we’ve been reminded that every voice makes a difference. These teens at Poolesville High School are just two of the many mental health changemakers who are part of the OMM community. Together, we’re building hope, connection, and resiliency — in OMM clubs, throughout schools, and rippling outward through entire school districts. On this last day of Suicide Prevention Month, we invite you to share your why — and read the beautiful reflections on our “Because You Matter” community wall (link in bio). 💙 Our voices form a chorus that creates hope & saves lives.

Throughout Suicide Prevention Month, we've shared

Throughout Suicide Prevention Month, we've shared the "whys" that keep us working toward a day when no teen dies by suicide. Today, we’re honored to share the story of someone very dear to the Our Minds Matter community: Jasmin Goodwin, a freshman at Haverford College who is a mental health advocate, former president of Penguin Minds Matter, and former member of our Teen Advisory Council. Jasmin's story begins: "Today, I’m a proud mental health advocate, but it was a peer’s courage to speak up for me that changed my life and showed me the importance of advocating for others..." Read Jasmin's full story + add your own "why" to our Because You Matter digital wall -- both linked in our bio.

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