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...
by Napa Valley Register Staff and was published in the Napa Valley Register on October 17, 2022 Mentis is preparing to celebrate its 75th anniversary of serving Napa Valley. The nonprofit group provides bilingual mental health services. It was founded in 1948 to help...
by Ashley Awe and was published in the Napa Valley Marketplace in June 2022 Photos by Israel Valencia It seems like everywhere we turn, we hear about the mental health crisis our teens are facing. It is no wonder that so many of us feel worried for the young people in...
by Jessica Zimmer and was published in the Napa Valley Register on May 9, 2022 The Teen Council, which serves as mental health advocates in their schools and communities, is accepting applications for new members until May 15, with interviews set for June and...
