Yuma students and staff present on teen mental health to Arizona state legislature

Yuma Union High School District staff and students presented to the Arizona House of Representatives

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Yuma Union High School District (YUHSD) students and staff made a formal presentation on teen mental health to the Arizona House of Representatives on October 17.

Together, four Cibola High School students and staff from the YUHSD office, Cibola and Vista High School made a presentation about YUHSD's Yellow Ribbon program, the team of social workers and Youth Mental Health First Aid training.

This presentation was heard by the House's Ad Hoc Committee on Teen Mental Health chaired by Representative Joanne Osborne.

Yazmin Miles, Kaylee Woods, Taylor Rice ad Bayan Meri were among the four students from Cibola that presented on their school's Yellow Ribbon club.

“I think often times we slightly overlook student-based organizations,” CHS student Yazmine Miles told the committee. “Prior to 2020, I was unaware how much my school needed a Yellow Ribbon Club. I was unaware of how much of an impact it would have, simply because when we think of clubs, we tend to think of things extracurricular, not so much lesson-based. I think even a call to have [administrators] and districts who push for students to group together and create this club, or clubs similar to this has resounding effects that we don’t even know about.”