Mental health issues significantly affect minority groups who may face unique challenges and stigmas. July is Minority Mental Health Month, dedicated to raising awareness about mental health in these communities and providing support. The mental health of our minority communities is critically important to the well-being of society as a whole.

In recent years, a growing number of young people have experienced worsening mental health, with teenage girls in particular facing a concerning trend. According to new results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey from 2021, approximately one in three high school girls in the U.S. have seriously considered attempting suicide.

In 2022, our third year since founding Gabriel’s Light, we are proud to report that our organization sustained existing efforts and launched new initiatives forwarding our mission to prevent youth suicide through education, cyber safety, and kindness campaigns. We are incredibly grateful for our loyal supporters and the many new donors that have helped us forward our important cause.

There has been a youth mental health crisis lingering for quite some time. Experts say youth mental health has been on the decline for a decade or more. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated and hastened this looming crisis into a full-blown emergency. Our leaders and agencies tasked with the well-being of our children are taking notice of the problem. Continue reading for more info and how you can help.

Our hearts are bursting with gratitude for all those who made Hoops for Hope a success! To all of our participants, parents, donors, sponsors, and volunteers: we needed each and every one of you working together to make it happen.

At Gabriel’s Light, we work with our youth ambassadors to understand the warning signs of suicide and how to help people at risk. It is extremely heartwarming to see our youth ambassadors put their knowledge to use in their school and lives. We’d like to take a moment to highlight and applaud three of our youth ambassadors today - please read on!

If you’ve been a follower of Gabriel’s Light, you already know how important it is to talk about suicide with your kids. But is it enough to have “the talk” just once and assume our kids will come to us with their feelings in the future?

In our second year since founding Gabriel’s Light, despite the continued challenges of a global pandemic, we are proud of the great strides made towards achieving our mission to prevent youth suicide through education, cyber safety, and kindness campaigns. We are driven by the startling statistics and understand that young people are suffering from increased mental health problems.

Gabriel’s Light in the news.

World Kindness Day is celebrated on November 13th every year

A study from Born This Way Foundation, an organization co-founded by Lady Gaga, shows that Kindness has a huge impact of overall wellbeing.

Suicide among young people is the second-leading cause of death. Talking with your child about suicide can help them understand depression and other mental illnesses as diseases, give words to their feelings, and be able to recognize warning signs in their friends and classmates.

Going back to school can always bring many emotions. This year offers special challenges after the extreme changes so many students faced due to the pandemic.

A study from Born This Way Foundation, an organization co-founded by Lady Gaga, shows that Kindness has a huge impact of overall wellbeing.