Local students band together to fight mental health
Martin County 4-H ambassadors create a virtual Mental Health and Well-Being virtual seminar
Local students band together to fight mental health By Marissa Voss | February 11, 2021 at 6:36 PM CST - Updated February 11 at 8:20 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Local youth 4-H organization saw a problem, found a solution and is making their school and community a better place.
The pandemic has been difficult for many people, especially teenagers, Martin County 4-H ambassadors see that and are trying to help students get out of the dark.
âAs young kids, we feel like reaching out to others that we know are feeling the same way that we are. Would help to know that they are not alone and there are other people struggling with the same things as them,â Martin County 4-H ambassador Jazlyn Geerdes said.
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FAIRMONT Martin County 4-H Ambassadors will be hosting a free virtual seminar for area teens from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The seminar will focus on mental health and well-being.
Specifically, the 4-H Ambassadors will focus on helping their peers find healthy ways to cope with the stress, anxiety, and disappointment caused by the pandemic. To that end, they are teaming up with Martin County public health experts to provide the seminar. Ambassadors Jazlyn and Misty Geerdes explain.
“We came up with this idea because since COVID has hit, everyone has been locked down and not able to go places,” said Jazlyn. “We noticed that lots of kids, and even adults, are very stressed out lately. We were hoping that if kids participate in this they will take away the thought that even though there’s these tough times, they’re going to make it through and it’s going to be alright in the end and that we’re all in this together.”