Mental Health Mondays

Mental Health Mondays Program:

Collective Sistahood Inc. Youth Support Group. We invite youth across Florida to be Junior Members may be between the ages of 14  to 24 to participate as well as Partner organizations to be presenters.  

We provide youth with Mini Scholarships, Community Hours, Community Outings, Celebration Dinners, we support youth in high school to help meet their basic needs

Impact: Since March 2019, we completed 5 cohorts of 14-20 participants, including students, parents, partners and community stakeholders.  We have been able to collect data on their age, demographics, survey and pre/post questionnaires. All youth are paired with a Barry School of Social Work Intern-Career Readiness supporting youth with any social emotional needs.

Partners- A Better Me, Community Collaboration Exchange, FanmSaj Inc, Barry University 

Special Thanks to Miami Dade County Propersity Grant for our 2nd year of funding.

At a recent mid program meet up, 28 questions were asked and 83% of participants were able to master the tools that they have learned so far.

This Program was designed and created by Jasmine Rolle-Barry University Graduate build upon by other interns doing an Internship with Collective Sistahood Inc

Below are questions that youth have answered honestly and below are  examples of those answers:

1. What is your experience and collective sistahood?

2. What is your favorite part of the program?

3. How has Mental Health Mondays supported you?

4. What event did you enjoy the most when in the program?

Davion:

_being able to be involved and talk about personal issues

_being able to interact with everyone

_by finding solutions to my problems

_the mile run

Dante:

_The program was great I learned a lo,t helped others and myself as well

_when we go out and clean the community

_supports a lot goes every Monday listen and connect to other people’s problems

_when we went to the mall run and volunteer to help

Shameria: 

_really loves it

_learned new things and I’m still learning new thing

_controlling my emotions

_all the volunteering work that we've done in the past

Jayla:

_I I have only went once but it was wonderful

_bonding with new people / makes me feel like a better person

_calm down / help with anger / self-esteem / how to keep composure

_the dinners / I got to know other people/fun

Shante:

 _good learned a lot

_how nice everyone is equals a family

_support mentally and physically

_really enjoyed/dinner

Shynya:

_how we come together what the community would recommend to youth

_meeting new people

_helps to talk about personal problems / issues

_the vision board

Sabrina- Community Events

Jasmine - Social Justice