DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. , Aug. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Students, parents, and educators struggle to address the challenges facing young people and the statistics around bullying, hopelessness, suicide, mental health, and wellbeing of young people is staggering.
Heartbreakingly, one out of every five students across the US are bullied relentlessly. Forty two percent of students persistently feel sad and hopeless, with 29% of students struggling with mental illness (less than 50% get help). The data is enough to spur a call to action.
JM Family Enterprises, BetterHelp, and Florida Power & Light Company, have signed on to fund national charity group Be Strong's mission to strengthen mental, emotional, and relational health by supporting the Back-to-School Campaign that is focused on supporting and scaling Be Strong's innovative Student Representative program . "Giving back is an integral part of who we are at JM Family Enterprises, especially promoting education which is one of our core areas of giving," said Lisa Davis , JM Family's Director of Community Impact. "It's an honor to partner with Be Strong, to help play a small part in sending students back to school with strengthened mental, emotional, and relational health.
" Each Be Strong Student Representative positively impacts the people they interact with and exponentially impacts a circle of peers with their school's peer impact group. The student leaders play key leadership roles in helping forge change, and at a time when .