On March 13, four students from North High School joined members of Northwell Health on a trip to Albany to advocate for mental health issues related to students in New York State.
Students and Northwell staff received a briefing on relevant bills up for consideration at the State Congress.
North High senior Layla Malekan and juniors Talia Elyaho, Isabelle Ku, and Jimmy Li participate in the Cohen Strong Mental Health program through Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center. Through this program, students become certified in teen Mental Health First Aid and participate in monthly trainings with staff from Cohen Children Medical Center, culminating in a research project and presentation in their own community.
Students from North High School are supported by psychiatrists Vera Feuer, MD, and Scott Falkowitz, DO, from Northwell Health.
