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1. Volunteer to be a Yellow Heart Ambassador* of life: Learn the warning signs, be a friend, seek help, and save a life
2. Request your delegate and school board to update school laws and policies to include mindfulness classes at all educational levels. Mindfulness education offers several key benefits:
Promotes Emotional Resilience: Students learn coping mechanisms for anxiety and depression, helping them manage stress and adversity more effectively.
Fosters Empathy and Acceptance: Mindfulness practices encourage greater empathy, self-acceptance, and respect for others, contributing to a more inclusive and supportive school environment.
Reduces Bullying and Risk Behaviors: By cultivating compassion and emotional awareness, mindfulness can decrease incidents of bullying and risky behaviors among students.
Improves Academic and Social Outcomes: Students who practice mindfulness demonstrate improved focus, better communication skills, and stronger relationships with peers and teachers.
Supports Suicide Prevention: Early education on emotional health and warning signs empowers students, parents, and educators to recognize and address mental health struggles, ultimately helping to prevent suicides.
Integrating mindfulness into the curriculum equips students with lifelong skills for well-being, empathy, and resilience, building a healthier and more compassionate community.
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ways you can help with this cause:
*College and Senior HS students who volunteer to be Yellow Heart Ambassadors of life, are eligible to participate on the opportunity to obtain a $500 scholarship each Fall. (Scholarship application/test opens March 21 until May 20 each year)
Identify warning signs of suicide
What to Say and What not say to a friend that might be suicidal.
How to get involved and help someone that might be suicidal.