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MCU EMPowered
The Miss Collegiate USA Organization is proud to announce the launch of EMPowered!
Our new mental health & wellness initiative was designed with the intention of furnishing a sense of community with helpful tips & resources for all, specific to ages 11-30.
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EMPowered is a free mental health and wellness program developed to provide support for young adults who are seeking regular mental health awareness programming, special events on advocacy, wellness check-in and peer support by leaders a part of the Miss Collegiate USA Organization.
EMPowered's Mission
To advocate and promote mental health education, wellness initiatives and resources to members and supporters of the Miss Collegiate USA Organization through free public webinars, workshops and training sessions.
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To offer the community free mental health webinars, workshops and training sessions.
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Promote preventative initiatives for young adults in PK-12 through college.
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Create role models within the Miss Collegiate USA Organization to become advocates for change in promoting self-care, mental well-being and emotional support.
Coping Skills
Topics
Self-Care
Healthy Relationship Patterns
Become an EMPowered Ambassador!
Subscribe to our Ambassador List to join the movement and promote EMPowered in your community or college campus.
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2024-2025 Ambassadors
Lauren Magri, Miss Collegiate USA
Anu Sibu, Miss Jr High School USA
Elizabeth Graeme
Ashley Johnson
Jenna Martorana
Alexia Rawlings
Erika Taylor
Elyssa Willis
Mental Health Wellness Activity Book
The monthly Activity Book is free to the community to encourage individual engagement on ways to embrace methods of self-care, self-love and resources for mental health wellness.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Since its inception in 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month has been a cornerstone of addressing the challenges faced by millions of Americans living with mental health conditions.
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May is a time to raise awareness of and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health issues, as well as highlighting the ways how mental illness and addiction can affect all of us – patients, providers, families, and our society at large.
The Importance of Mental Health Awareness
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Suicides among girls ages 10 to 14 tripled between 1999 to 2014, and suicides among girls 15 to 19 doubled from 2007 to 2015. More than 9% of female high school students attempted suicide in the last year, compared to 5.1% of males (AAUW - https://www.aauw.org/resources/article/girls-and-mental-health/).
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More than a third of teenage girls experience a depressive incident, compared to around 14% of boys. 41% of female high school students reported periods of feeling sad or hopeless within the past year (AAUW - https://www.aauw.org/resources/article/girls-and-mental-health/).
