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high school coping and resilience speaker

In person: Presentation to George C Marshall High School students

When

Wed, 04/13/2022    
8:00 am-1:00 pm

Where

George Marshall High School
7731 Leesburg Pike , Falls Church, VA , 22043

Event Type

Topic: Diary of a Broken Mind + Coping Skills Workshop

George C Marshall High School
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
8:l5am-9:15am & 9:30am-10:30am – Two sessions, same content

For 9th & 10th graders, then 11th & 12th graders
High School Assembly on Resilience and Coping
7731 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22043

9th & 10th graders, then 11th & 12th graders, 1,000 students per session

Keynote Topic: Diary of a Broken Mind+ Student Workshop

Description: After Anne Moss Rogers tried to find help for her son, Charles, a creative genius and rap artist, he met heroin, a love/hate relationship that ended with his suicide on June 5, 2015, at age 20. This presentation focuses on the story of how the funniest, most popular kid in school suffered from depression and became addicted to heroin, and died by suicide and how Anne Moss found healing after the most devastating loss of her life.

  • 1/3 of the presentation focuses on the story of how the funniest, most popular kid in school suffered from depression, became addicted to heroin, and died by suicide
  • 1/3 is about grief, hope and emotional healing
  • 1/3 is an interactive exercise with students on healthy/unhealthy coping strategies

Learning Outcomes:

  • Healthy vs. unhealthy coping strategies
  • How students can support one another
  • How to find hope after adversity

Published by

AnneMoss Rogers

AnneMoss Rogers is a mental health and suicide education expert, mental health speaker, suicide prevention trainer and consultant. She is author of the Book, Diary of a Broken Mind and co-author of Emotionally Naked: A Teacher's Guide to Preventing Suicide and Recognizing Students at Risk with Kim O'Brien PhD, LICSW. She raised two boys, Richard and Charles, and lost her younger son, Charles to addiction and suicide on June 5, 2015. She is a motivational speaker who empowers by educating and provides life saving strategies and emotionally healthy coping skills. As talented and funny as Charles was, letting other people know they matter was his greatest gift. And now that's the legacy she carries forward in her son's memory. Mental Health Speakers Website.

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