Smart HWP to Lead Resilient Youth Mental Health Initiative for Will County Students 2023-24
NAPERVILLE, Ill., Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Smart Health, Wellness and Performance (Smart HWP), an organization that impacts lives with resilience, enhanced personal performance, and mindfulness training in youth, has been engaged to launch the "Resilient Youth" program in the school districts of Will County, Illinois for the 2023-24 school year. The Resilient Youth program will potentially reach over 26,000 students in grades K-12 representing communities across Will County, Illinois with daily coping and stress management skills to develop emotional resilience in times of adversity. The program is made possible through the United Way of Will County, which received $884,000 in funding in February for a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration initiative from the Congressional Directive Spending Project Services Administration of Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL).
- NAPERVILLE, Ill., Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Smart Health, Wellness and Performance (Smart HWP), an organization that impacts lives with resilience, enhanced personal performance, and mindfulness training in youth, has been engaged to launch the "Resilient Youth" program in the school districts of Will County, Illinois for the 2023-24 school year.
- "By learning resiliency skills, students increase self-awareness, manage their stress, and consequently, raise their overall performance in school and life."
- Klisiewicz discovered the program five years ago and is currently the only certified Resilient Youth trainer in the state of Illinois.
- The Resilient Youth Program was added to the district's high school physical education and health classes during the pandemic.