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Originally Published in the Napa Valley Features on November 28th, 2023 Read Original Article Here By Jeni Olsen, Mentis Prevention Director NAPA VALLEY, Calif. — Fall is the season of gratitude. Changes in light and temperature can lead us to naturally spend more...

Originally Published in the Napa Valley Features on October 25th, 2023 Read Original Article Here By Jeni Olsen, Mentis Prevention Director NAPA, Calif. — This time of year is a bit difficult for me as I struggle with seasonal depression. I must make sure I’m caring...

Originally Published in the Napa Valley Features on October 2nd, 2023 Read Original Article Here By Jeni Olsen, Mentis Prevention Director NAPA, Calif. — When I share with people that I work with teenagers, I often hear comments such as “Whoa, you’re so brave!” or...

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 and...

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...

press release from Sen. Bill Dodd originally published May 6, 2022 NAPA – Napa County’s Mentis has been serving the mental health needs of young people, adults and seniors for decades, providing life-saving treatment including suicide prevention and mental health...