Founded in 2005 to simplify prevention of anxiety and depression along with their most tragic symptom of suicide, Adolescent Wellness, Inc. (AWI) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. All ages (birth<=>geriatric) can improve in problem-solving, coping and help-seeking. a prevention continuum. AWI simplifies prevention by promoting the wider use of existing resources and helping to pilot new resources that enhance protective factors:
- better referral models
- curricula
- social media and apps
- peer mentor programs
- community workshops to remove barriers to communication and support
- art displays
Programs and resources facilitated by AWI
About the logo: Pacific northwest coast totem poles include the halibut to symbolize Life Protector, Strength and Stability.
- INTERACT Peer Mentoring & Depression Prevention through Rotary clubs with communities in the USA, Puerto Rico, India and Nigeria
- Break Free From Depression (curriculum, Boston Children’s Hospital)
- Social media self-tutorial app, the virtual Wellness Center (Numedon Wellness.Whyville.net)
- PIP Problems-Ideas-Plans (creative problem solving, Boston Children’s Hospital)
- Train the Trainer educator workshops (McLean Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital and the MA Department of Health)
- Improving MCPAP.org with support for School Nurses plus One (McLean Southeast)
- How Not To Keep A Secret (peer mentoring, South Shore Hospital)
- Preventing Depression: A Toolkit For Schools (Boston Children’s Hospital)
- Call For Art (on mood and awareness, Metrowest Hospital, Roxbury Latin School, City of Somerville, Boston Children’s Hospital, McLean Hospital and Newton Wellesley Hospital)
- Art installations to normalize the conversation on stress vs symptoms of anxiety or depression (McLean Hospital; Newton Wellesley Hospital)
- ‘Choices, Changes & Chocolate’ (workshops to remove barriers to communication and support with Boston Children’s Hospital, William James College, and the Rotary Club of Wellesley)
- Clergy Workshops (on wellness, Boston Children’s Hospital)
- An Adolescent Mental Health & Wellness Curriculum: A Starter Kit For Schools (McLean Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital)
