KLCC s Elizabeth Gabriel reports on high school graduation rates for students experiencing homelessness.
Kathleen is a 22-year-old living in Eugene, Oregon. We’re not using her full name to protect her privacy. She’s a young mother of two kids and recently started working as a peer support specialist for a local non-profit that helps youth experiencing homelessness. But Kathleen’s own journey hasn’t been easy. Her experience with homelessness in high school almost prevented her from getting her diploma.
Kathleen has experienced trauma since the age of seven when her father died after suffering from schizophrenia and depression. Her mother struggled to take care of Kathleen and her three siblings. At the age of 14, Kathleen was sexually assaulted. A year later she decided to leave home.
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Program helps young people struggling with mental health challenges
By: Scripps National
and last updated 2020-12-30 10:22:07-05
The pandemic is having an impact on the mental health of many Americans. Young people are particularly feeling this with changes in learning and missed milestones.
In a new survey of 14 to 24-year-olds, Mental Health America found 24% of those surveyed think training adults would help with their mental health challenges.
About 47% said they want to learn more about how to help their own mental health, which is what one new program developed during the pandemic is trying to do.
âWhat we re hearing is that young people are depressed, that they have very little hope for the future, and they want skills to be able to help themselves and their peers,â said Martin Rafferty, CEO and founder of Oregon-based nonprofit Youth Era.