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
