Annalee McGhee, a member of Savannah High School’s Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter, is organizing a mental health awareness week Nov. 9-13.
SAVANNAH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Between demanding academic schedules, extracurricular activities and the pressure to succeed, high school students can find themselves struggling to balance their responsibilities. One Savannah High School junior is working to help her classmates recognize those pressures and develop healthier ways to manage them.
Annalee McGhee, a member of Savannah High School’s Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter, is organizing a mental health awareness week Nov. 9-13, featuring daily activities designed to encourage positive coping skills, self-care and open communication between teenagers and adults.
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