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Interact member Joey Kinyanjui presenting art on emotional wellness at McLean Hospital

What is the Wellness in a Box program?

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The training is on demand and the supplemental content can be translated into the local language.

Wellness in a Box-Nigeria is led by the Rotary Club of Ibadan Idi Ishin. It has been implemented in 8 schools, training faculty, parents, and 1,824 students. PLDP-Nigeria was started through the Mental Health Initiatives Rotary Action Group with Rotary Districts 9125 and 7910.

How does it work?

Teens co-facilitate the curriculum with adults after training through the Boston Children’s Hospital on-demand resource called Break Free From Depression. 

Video Examples

In this example, an American teen identifies her stressors, symptoms, and coping mechanisms.

In the following example, a teen from India responds to the same questions.

Materials

Example Interact Club brochure about the program.

Example article about outcomes in the USA, Puerto Rico, and India.

Summary sheet about the program.

Questions? Interested?

Bob Anthony is chair of the Mental Health Initiatives Rotary Action Group. Email (rwa1645@gmail.com)
or telephone +1 (781) 727-8617.