In recognition of Suicide Prevention Month, we turn our hearts and attention to youth suicide prevention. On September 27th, we gather as a community to support our loved ones, helping them find hope during their darkest moments and encouraging them to choose life. This month offers us a powerful opportunity to challenge stigma, offer encouragement, and share life-saving resources with those affected by suicide.

The Wellness Universe invites you to join us for an open and heartfelt conversation with experts about mental health and suicide prevention during our special event, Take My Hand: Supporting Youth. This live, online event will take place on Friday, September 27, at 11 AM Eastern / 8 AM Pacific. Together, we can make a difference.

Register Today 👉https://bit.ly/WUTakeMyHandSupportSeries

Through powerful stories, expert insights, and actionable strategies, our expert speakers will shine a light on the path to recovery, resilience, and hope.

During this event, you will gain tools to:
– Support a highly sensitive teen
– Reduce access to lethal means
– Create deeper bonds with young people
– Connect with others to promote mental well-being and recovery

This event will kick off a support series for suicide prevention. The Take My Hand events are dedicated to promoting awareness, providing support, and empowering individuals and communities to take action in preventing suicide.

Introducing our expert speakers:

Judy Giovangelo, Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist & Founder of Ben Speaks
Talk Title: Supporting a Highly Sensitive Teen

Judy Giovangelo founded Ben Speaks after losing her son to suicide. Her expertise in the world of grief & loss helps others support sensitive, empathic teens, known as “Bens” in her organization’s programs.
Free Resource: 5 Tips to Raising a Ben – A highly sensitive, empathic pre-teen/teen
Connect: https://www.judygio.com

Joshua Stein MD, Prairiecare and Psychiatric Assistance Line Psychiatrist
Talk Title: Remove the “How” so there is time to figure out the “Why.”

Save a life by learning the critical skill of reducing access to lethal means. Remove the “How” people attempt suicide, so there is time to figure out the “Why.” Based on the CALM method.
Free Resource: Prairie Care Education Series – Therapeutic Boundaries: An Essential Framework in Mental HealthCare Virtual class with CE.
Connect: https://prairie-care.com/clinicians/joshua-stein-md/

Gayle Nowak, Communication and Emotional Wellness Coach
Talk Title: Nurture Trust with Young People

Gayle Nowak will share personal development & communication strategies to create & nurture supportive relationships with youth. Gain insights into fostering deeper, more authentic bonds with young people through self-healing, genuine connection & positive leadership.
Free Resource: Heal Your Inner Child Journey
Connect: https://www.thewellnessuniverse.com/world-changers/gaylenowak/

Free to register.
You can support this event via donation. A portion of the proceeds will be shared with a mental health foundation.
Thank you for joining us and for your financial support.

If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, it is important to seek help. Call, text, or chat 988 to speak to a trained crisis counselor offering support 24/7/365.

Additional Information

Presenter Bios:
Judy Giovangelo is the founder of www.benspeaks.org born through the loss of her son Ben to suicide at eighteen. Ben Speaks mission is to empower youth through a holistic approach to wellness. Judy is an Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist, energy medicine healer. Her personal mission is to support her clients to find renewed hope after trauma and loss and support kids like Ben to be empowered from within.

Dr. Joshua Stein, a 2024 MN rising star physician, is a part of the award-winning Psychiatric Assistance Line, providing psychiatric education and support throughout the state to expand access to psychiatric resources. He is a dynamic speaker, with topics including ADHD, psychotropic interventions, suicide awareness & prevention. He is the former president of the Minnesota Society for Child Adolescent Psychiatry.

Gayle Nowak guides spirit-led coaches, holistic practitioners & leaders in the wellness industry to create authentic, healthy business relationships without hiding or silencing themselves so they can communicate boldly, lead lovingly, & make the world a better place. She is also a mental wellness coach for adolescents & an executive functioning coach for college students with intellectual disabilities & autism.