Originally Published in the Napa Valley Features on August 28th, 2023 Read Original Article Here By Jeni Olsen, Mentis Prevention Director NAPA, Calif. — I’m more popular in high school now than I was when I was in high school. As I mentioned in my last column, I...
By Jeni Olsen Originally published in Napa Valley Features on July 20th, 2023 NAPA, Calif. — Over the past six years hundreds of parents and caregivers have reached out to me for advice about how to support their struggling teenagers. This is not something I expected...
Napa Spotlight June 2023 The Mental Health Crisis Is HERE In Napa County by Gwen McGill 50% of Californians aged 18-24 feel anxious nearly every day.1 Fewer than half of Americans who have a mental health disorder get proper treatment.2 And, on average in the United...
Napa Valley Life Magazine, The Annual Philanthropy IssueSummer 2023 Jeni OlsenPrevention Director, MentisFounder, Teens Connect After two Napa teenagers died by suicide in 2016, Jeni Olsen closed her 20-year-old graphic design business and founded Teens Connect with a...
Originally Published in the Napa Valley Register on 5/23/23 Napa Valley’s Teens Show Up for Mental Wellness By Jeni Olsen, Mentis Prevention Director An estimated 100 young people showed up for Mentis’ first annual Youth Mental Health Festival on Saturday afternoon,...
Napa, California – Last week Governor Newsom announced an unprecedented $480.5 million in infrastructure grants to support Youth Mental Health initiatives across the state. Mentis, the Napa-based mental health services agency that serves residents of every age...
