Unity Youth Leadership Program Teens to Host Forum
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Teenagers from the Unity Youth Leadership program will host this months Northern Berkshire Community Coalition's forum, discussing the struggles with teenage depression.
- Engage in dynamic, respectful intergenerational dialogue about an issue that UNITY teens have identified as critical for their age group.
- Learn how to recognize signs of teen depression and identify differences between teen and adult depression.
- Develop a greater understanding of what kinds of mood changes are developmentally appropriate for teenagers and what changes to be concerned about.
- Hear from UNITY youth about their generation’s experience of depression.
- Brainstorm strategies for helping young people who are struggling with depression.