Lets

We are here to say, let’s talk! Do conversations about mental illness make you squirm? Get over it! The children and youth of LETS Educational Foundation are getting the word out about erasing the stigma of mental illness by reaching out to other young peers in elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges, universities, and community centers to get together and form a new kind of Club—a Club that understands that the first step to helping ourselves and each other comes from erasing the stigmas that stop kids from getting help. We can’t change behavior without changing perception, and who better to create an empowering conversation around mental illness than the energetic children, teens, and young adults who can erase the stigma of mental illness—before the stigma ever starts?

If you are an adult who has ever marveled at the amazing ideas of a child, or if you are a young person who has ever felt you have something to say that can create a better world—then it’s easy to see why LETS youth are the right people to change how we perceive mental illness, stigma, and tough topics. Kids of any age can open the door to education, prevention, and asking for help…because they can open up a new kind of dialogue! Let’s begin education about mental illness in middle school or before; before kids begin to experience problems and begin to pull away from friends and family.

Today more than ever, young people need a children’s charity like LETS that helps to…

• Increase mental health literacy, leading students to demonstrate greater understanding and less stigmatized attitudes toward mental illness from a young age.
• Foster greater peer-to-peer Support, empowering young people to increase their comfort in discussing mental health concerns with their peers.
• Improve help-seeking behaviors, helping kids become more willing to seek mental health help and treatment when needed.

Join us now by going to the “Let’s Start” tab and beginning your own LETS Effect today! You can make a difference for yourself, your friends, and your family by starting a LETS Club in your elementary school, middle school, high school, college, university, or community center. That’s the power of Generation LETS!