04/30/2026
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the statistics on what teenagers are carrying right now are not subtle.
Last year, nearly 19% of U.S. adolescents screened positive for depression, the highest level the CDC has ever recorded. One in five teens has seriously considered attempting su***de.
We built "Stronger Than You Think" for the kid in the middle of those numbers.
It's a 36-page magazine written directly to teens, not at them. It covers anxiety and depression in the language they actually use, the impact of social media on body image and sleep, school pressure, grief, self-harm, eating disorders, and the substance-use connection. It walks them through what to say to a friend who's struggling, and what to do when that friend is them.
The cover comes customized with your agency's name and your chief or sheriff, so when an SRO hands one to a kid in the hall, it reads as something the department put together for them, not a brochure from somewhere else.
Schools use it in middle and high school counselor offices, parent and teacher information nights, SRO classroom presentations, and lobby displays. It's free for your agency to order and distribute.
If you'd like a copy to look through before bringing it into your schools this month, sample pack link is in the comments.
If your agency is supporting school outreach this month, or planning for fall, we'd be glad to send a sample pack. Link in the comments.
