New Hope Peninsula Ministries

OUR PROGRAMS HELP TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS.IN 2021, THE UNITED STATES SURGEON GENERAL DR. VIVEK MURTHY REPORTED THAT ONE IN THREE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REPORTED PERSISTENT FEELINGS OF SADNESS AND HOPELESSNESS, WHILE SUICIDE RATES ROSE 57% IN A DECADE (HHS.GOV, DECEMBER 21, 2021). THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRICS DECLARED A NATIONAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH 25% OF YOUNG ADULTS REPORTING THAT THEY SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED SUICIDE IN THE PANDEMIC. SUICIDE IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 10-24 YEARS. OUR PROGRAMS ARE HELPING PREVENT SUICIDES AND IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH FOR YOUNG PEOPLE NATIONWIDE BY CONNECTING THEM TO PSYCHIATRISTS, ONLINE COUNSELORS, PEER MENTORS, FAITH COMMUNITIES AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. OUR COLLEGE PROGRAMS ARE TRAINING STUDENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND REACH OUT TO PEERS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, CONNECTING THESE STUDENTS TO LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, PEER SUPPORT GROUPS, CHURCHES, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAMS. OUR WWW.SAYSHUTUP.COM WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM CONNECTS YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES TO ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES INCLUDING CRISIS TEXT LINE, TALKSPACE, ONLINE COUNSELORS, AA RECOVERY GROUPS AND PEER MENTORS. WE HAVE GIVEN AWAY HUNDREDS OF FREE BOOKS TO ENCOURAGE TEENS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS INCLUDING "SHUT UP: SILENCE THE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS INSIDE YOUR HEAD AND "GOD IS WHISPERING TO YOU". OUR SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS IN SCHOOLS, MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCES, COLLEGES, CHURCHES, AND YOUTH CONFERENCES ENCOURAGE AND EQUIP STUDENTS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE HEAL FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION, WE ARE EDUCATING AND TRAINING PARENTS, TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND YOUTH PASTORS ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IMPACTING YOUNG PEOPLE. NHPM PRESIDENT REV. CHRISTY PIERCE PROVIDED PASTORAL COUNSELING TO TEENS, YOUNG ADULTS AND PARENTS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND CONNECTED THEM TO PSYCHIATRISTS, THERAPISTS AND RESOURCES AS NEEDED. OUR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IS PROUD TO HAVE A YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH BOARD THAT INCLUDES 25 HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING SOLUTIONS TO HELP THEIR PEERS. PRESENTLY, WE ARE PRODUCING A NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL FEATURING EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS ON DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION. OUR NHPM BOARD AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH BOARD ARE ACTIVELY EXPANDING THE REACH OF OUR PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT OUR NEW TEST MARKET PILOT PROJECTS AT MENLO COLLEGE, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY AND UC BERKELEY WHERE WE WILL BE WORKING WITH STUDENTS, CAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS, AND MENLO COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOFTBALL PLAYERS WHO ARE JOINING OUR MISSION TO PREVENT SUICIDES AT THEIR COLLEGES.