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The Problem
STATE OF THE MIND
The World Health Organization estimates that up to 1 billion children between the ages of 2-17 years old have experienced physical, sexual or emotional violence, or neglect within the past year.
Youth victimization and segregation negatively impact our youth on a global scale, and the rise of economic depression, political conflict and societal pressures worsen the conditions children face every day. The terrible conditions created by these issues have caused ⅔ of youth to be exposed to trauma in various forms, and as many as 75% of those in need of help have few or no options for intervention
Continuous unaddressed trauma in a young person's life can lead to a lack of hope, and perpetuate the inequality and violence found in communities around the world. Experts agree that trauma can deeply impact healthy growth and development and negatively influence the behavior of young people.
In the U.S. alone, 50% of adolescents meet the criteria for mental health disorders and 50% of students 14 years or older with mental illness drop out of school. Our global Mental Health crisis is only getting more intense, and continues to create new issues in our education systems. Studies have shown that early intervention is essential to address trauma in our world's youth, and can empower them with tools to overcome future obstacles.
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OUR SOLUTION
Our Arts-Based Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Program
The arts are an important platform for cognitive development and an emotional outlet for youth which can mitigate the cycle of violence.
Art provides an outlet for positive development and self expression. Our Arts-Based Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Program teaches students to find the ‘good’ first within themselves and then connect it to what surrounds them.
We partner with schools and community organizations to bring our trauma-informed program to youth ages K-12 to empower young people with positive mindset, art expression, and mindfulness tools to cope with trauma.
Our Method
FIND, CREATE AND SHARE THE GOOD
Through our Art-based SEL program, public art events, mission, we transcend the belief that ‘good’ is something we can all comprehend – and that is what connects us as human beings.
With positivity comes hope and with hope brings resilience, gratitude and humanity. Art is the vehicle we use to bring this positivity to our future leaders, our youth.
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