NURTURING WELL-BEING
EMPOWERING GREATNESS
Soar To New Heights
UPLIFTING YOUNG BLACK FEMALES
Our Mission
We are dedicated to nurturing and empowering Black female adolescents and young adults to enhance their emotional well-being and overall wellness, helping them soar to new heights.
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She Soars addresses the needs of youth and young adult communities and populations with the greatest need and facing the largest disparities, with an emphasis on Black female adolescents.
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH
The Need
The 2021 Surgeon General Youth Mental Health Advisory highlights a 40% increase in feelings of sadness or hopelessness among adolescents from 2009 to 2019.
Suicide rates among Black children below the age of 13 has been increasing rapidly in recent years with Black children nearly twice as likely to die by suicide than White children.
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Black girls have also had among the largest increase in suicide attempts from 1991-2019 than any other adolescent group.
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Helping Our Youth Soar To New Heights
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