TFHS Sources of Strength

TFHS Sources of Strength

TO GOOD MORNINGIDAHO, WITH NEWS,TRAFFIC, ANDWEATHER ON THE6S."GOOD MORNING ANDWELCOME TO GOODMORNING IDAHO.I'M MATT SIZEMORE.AND I'M FRANKIEKATAFIAS.NAVIGATING YOURSCHOOL YEARS...CAN BE TOUGH.BUT IT'S ESPECIALLYCHALLENGING...DURING A PANDEMIC.IN TODAYS FINDINGHOPE... OURNATASHA WILLIAMS...SHARES APROGRAM... THAT'SHELPING STUDENTSMANAGE THEIRMENTAL HEALTH... INA TIME OF ADDEDSTRESS ANDISOLATION."SOURCES OFSTRENGTH TAKES AUNIQUE APPROACH...FOCUSING ON PEERLEADERS THATREACH OUT TO THEIRFELLOW STUDENTS.THE IDEA IS TO GIVESTUDENTS SOMEONETHEIR OWN AGE TOTALK TO.""EVEN BEFORE, IWAS ALL ABOUTBEING THERE FORMY FRIENDS.

I WASALWAYS THE PERSONTHAT THEY REACHEDOUT TO."THE PROGRAM ISSTILL IN ITS EARLYSTAGES..."WE JUST STARTEDTHIS PROGRAM LASTYEAR, SO WE ONLYREALLY HAD HALF,OR THREEQUARTERS OF THEYEAR."BUT ITS MEMBERSHAVE ALREADY BEENWORKING HARD"WE JUST NEED TOLOOK OUT FOR OURFRIENDS.

THERE IS ALOT OF THEM THATWERE STRUGGLINGWITH THEISOLATION."THEY SAY THEPROGRAM IS GOINGTO BE ESPECIALLYIMPORTANT THISYEAR AFTER WHATHAPPENED THISSPRING.THEY SAY THEPROGRAM IS GOINGTO BE ESPECIALLYIMPORTANT THISYEAR AFTER WHATHAPPENED THISSPRING."WE HAD A LOT OFSTUDENTSSTRUGGLE WITHBEING ISOLATED ANDAT HOME--NOT BEINGABLE TO HANG OUTWITH FRIENDS LIKETHEY NORMALLYWOULD OR BE ATSCHOOL.

THAT'S ABIG PART OF ASTUDENT'S LIFEWHEN THEY'REYOUNG."A HUGE PART OFSOURCES OFSTRENGTH ISCREATING A SAFECULTURE ATSCHOOL... ANDENDING THE STIGMASURROUNDINGMENTAL ILLNESS.

BUTIT'S A WORK INPROGRESS."I THINK STEPPINGBACK ANDREALIZING IT'SGOING TO TAKE TIMEFOR THIS CULTURECHANGE.

IT WILL GETTHERE IF WE'REWILLING TO STICKWITH IT.""THEIR FIRSTCAMPAIGN ISALREADY IN THEWORKS.

THEY'REWORKING TO HAVEEACH STUDENTWRITE DOWN AFEATHER-SHAPEDPIECE OF PAPER ANADULT THEY TRUSTAND WHY.

FROMTHERE... THEY'LLCREATE A HUGE PAIROF WINGS FROM THEFEATHERS.

IN TWINFALLS... NATASHAWILLIAMS... IDAHONEWS 6."ALSO IN THE MAGIC