the atlantabased law firm donated more than $75,000 in the past two years to finance the program with Girls, Inc. of atlanta to provide licensed therapists and mental health counseling targeting local high school teens
ATLANTA, October 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — In recognition of National Stress Awareness Day, Witherita Law Group Y 1-800-truck wreck they are donating $42,000 a incorporated girls of great atlanta to fund mental health programs for youth in metro atlanta, which includes providing licensed therapists in schools to provide counseling services. The wellness program will start on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 a 14:00 at the Global Impact Academy, 155 Shaw Drive, Fairburn, Ga. 30213. The event will feature a mental health, stress awareness and emotional wellness workshop for 150 students, providing resources and tools for stress reduction, suicide prevention, bullying and other stressors faced by children and teenagers every day. The workshop will be led by tristan swamp, licensed therapist. There will also be comments from the CEO of Girls, Inc., Tiffany Collie Baileyfollowed by the official presentation of a check by amy witheritafounder of Witherite Law Group and 1-800-TruckWreck.
The mental health and social and emotional wellness program at Global Impact Academy is provided through programs funded by the Witherite Law Group. In 2021, Witherite Law Group donated $33,000 to Girls, Inc. great atlanta and this year they are donating $42,000. The funding also provides a licensed therapist to provide counseling services, which are available to all students and families at the school.
“Educating young people, especially the next generation of leaders, is a priority for our corporate culture at 1-800-TruckWreck and Witherite Law Group,” said amy witherita. “Mental health and social and emotional well-being are of the utmost importance and providing resources for teens now will help them achieve better outcomes for their future.”
The Journal of the American Medical Association published a study that looked at 85,102 suicides in 14 states between 2015 and 2020. The journal says that in Georgiathere were about 106 suicides in 2020 in children ages 10 to 19. That number increased from 88 suicides in the previous six years.
In addition to suicide, anxiety and mental illness, thousands of children experience youth violence on a daily basis, according to the CDC. Youth violence negatively impacts youth in all communities. The workshop will address the stress many teens face and provide tools to deal with it.
“There is a clear deficit of mental and emotional resources in our community. Thanks to the continued support of the Witherite Law Group, Girls, Inc. was able to implement healthy interventions through a two-generation approach in which we teach Wellness and Social and Emotional techniques for students and parents, ensuring greater success within school, home and community,” tristan swampDirector of Family Wellness and Engagement, Girls, Inc. of great atlanta.
The Witherite Law Group’s donation also funds an after school program whose main participants are from underserved communities throughout the Atlanta metro area and are living in extended stay hotels. the After School Program at Marietta Economy Extended Stay Hotel was developed in partnership with Girls, Inc., Witherite Law Group, and three extended-stay hotels throughout the metro area.atlanta. The program serves students from Clayton, Cobb Y Fulton countiesincluded atlanta Public schools.
For more informationplease visit girlssincatl.org.
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