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EMPOWERMENT CLUBS

Empowerment clubs for uplifted youth.

Mental health clubs spearhead schoolwide campaigns to spread positivity and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health.

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With the Right Tools, Young People Can Change the World

Empowering our youth to lead and educate their peers on mental health helps normalize life-saving conversations.

Good Mental Health Clubs

Led by students, for students

elementary school

Elementary School

Promote good mental health and develop positive coping strategies early.

middle school

Middle School

Start conversations around mental illness and how to seek help.

high school

High School

Share vital teen perspectives on stress, anxiety, depression, and suicide.

Positively Impact Schools & Students

These key components are the foundation for success.

Training-Modules

Training Modules

Empower youth leaders with this series of trainings.

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Turn-Key Campaigns

Provide youth with the tools they need through our Awareness into Action activities.

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Grants for Action

Access up to $500 in funds for official Empowerment Clubs.

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Youth Advisory Board

Students have an opportunity to develop leadership skills on our Youth Advisory Board.

Free

Free

All Erika’s Lighthouse programs and resources are free – always.

Action

Affiliate Clubs

Erika’s Lighthouse partners with Key Club, SADD Nation, and other good mental health clubs around the country. These organizations are welcome to use our programs and resources.

Access Empowerment Clubs Instantly

 

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Who

  • Any on-site school professional can be a club advisor
  • Club advisors are often counselors, special education teachers or mental health professionals
  • Student leaders passionate about mental health are everywhere
  • All students should be able to access an Empowerment Club

Where

  • Any school, anywhere.

What

  • Good mental health club that focuses on schoolwide activities that reduce stigma and promote help-seeking
  • Each club should host at least 4 schoolwide activities a year
  • Tier 2 interventions or support groups should not be considered Empowerment Clubs

When

  • Whenever your school has club meetings.
  • This should be considered a formal extracurricular club

Sample Resources

Lots more on the RP

Interested in Starting An Empowerment Club in Your School

Thank you for your interest in starting a local Empowerment Club! We have a number of ways for you to make a difference in the community you live and serve.

As an advisor, you need to be:

  • a school-based professional,
  • willing to support teen-led initiatives around mental health in your school,
  • dedicated to the mission, vision and values of Erika’s Lighthouse,
  • believe that teens can change the world.

Please complete the form below. We will be in touch soon!

Interested in Financially Sponsoring Teen Empowerment Clubs

Thank you for your interest in supporting Teen Empowerment Clubs! We have a number of ways for you to make a difference in the community you live and serve.

As a sponsor, you have the opportunity to:

  • Have your name on the Erika’s Lighthouse website.
  • Create a sponsored AAA that clubs are encouraged to do.
  • Receive updates from the local clubs on how your support has positively impacted them.
  • Other possibilities based on connection and appropriateness.

Please complete the form below. We will be in touch soon!

Youth Advisory Board: Student Leadership Opportunity

The YAB is a national student leadership group comprised of middle and high school students from Erika’s Lighthouse Clubs across the country. We welcome a diverse group of students from various regions to provide their perspectives and opinions on youth mental health and help us Get Depression Out of the Dark.

The purpose of the Youth Advisory Board is to provide insights, feedback, and recommendations on mental health-related issues affecting youth. Among other things, the YAB will help Erika’s Lighthouse:

  • Provide input regarding our developing and existing youth mental health resources.
  • Identify emerging trends, needs, and challenges that our youth are facing.
  • Enhance our outreach and awareness efforts to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health.

Guidelines for Youth Advisory Board
YAB Info Slides
YAB Registration Form

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Our School Mental Health Programs Resonate

“My ability to help someone with depression has completely changed after the Erika’s Lighthouse Program because I can see signs of depression, and I know who to call if I or someone else needs help."

Student

Student

“I wanted to help my classmates, who were also dealing with mental health struggles, which inspired me to establish an Erika’s Lighthouse club at my school.”

Student

Student

“I helped start teen empowerment because i noticed my school lacked resources for student mental health struggles and there was a disconnect between asking for help with an adult and friend.”

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Student