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CBS News
15-05-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Mental Health Action Day energizes communities in Denver committed to emotional health
It is Mental Health Action Day, a day where CBS colleagues around the country join together with MTV to champion all the ways people are taking action for mental health for themselves, their loved ones, and the community. In Denver's La Alma Lincoln Park neighborhood, young people with Youth on Record spent the day doing a "Mental Health First Aid" training. Among the topics discussed was the "A-S-K" method: Acknowledge - Support - and Keep in Touch. Research has shown that social connection is the strongest protective factor to prevent depression. The American Psychiatric Association found that people with high social support have a 63% lower risk of depression, compared to those with low social support. CBS Thursday's training was aimed at empowering young people to support their peers and neighbors. Moses Graytower embodies the mission of Youth on Record. The organization provides studio space where young people can play, perform and record music. The aim is to help creatives find their voice and value. Moses was quite young when he discovered his talent. He said, "If I could sing songs for people, I could probably make them feel good too. And I remember learning covers on youtube and singing them for my friends at recess every single day." CBS Now an integral part of this creative community, Moses says Youth on Record has made all the difference, "I never feel alone. You know, as an independent artist, it's really easy to feel like it's you versus everybody you know, you versus the institution, you versus the progress that you think you should be making. I come here, it's, there's people who have my back. You know, I have plenty of mentors who I owe truly my life to." Moses took part in Mental Health Action Day. Youth on Record's Mental Health and Wellness Manager Gavrielle Reyes said, "How can we teach them some tools and tricks that'll allow for them to better care for themselves? How can we empower them with language so that they can be reliable narrators for their own experiences?" Moses looks forward to having more tools to help others address emotions and challenges. He's grateful to Youth on Record - and calls it a big family that wants to see you win. "They were there for me in really hard times, and they let me know everything was gonna be okay, that I'm on my path, and I'm doing it exactly the way that it's supposed to be done," added Moses. CBS CBS Colorado, together with our parent company Paramount and M-T-V, provided a grant to Youth on Record to make the day's activities possible. CBS Colorado's Karen Leigh spent the afternoon meeting participants and attending the concert culminating the Action Day.
CBS News
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Mental Health Action Day in Denver to drive culture of action for emotional wellbeing
This Thursday is Mental Health Action Day. And we're excited to partner with MTV to promote the ways Coloradans are supporting mental health in their communities. For many young people maneuvering life's challenges, music is a way to find their voice. CBS Colorado, along with Paramount and MTV, provided a grant to Youth on Record (YOR), an organization that helps youth achieve their personal best through creative expression. CBS Sofia Young says writing and performing music has always been a way to process her emotions, "Going through the many, many changes you go through during middle school and high school, I just wrote it all down and sang about it. So that's what really helped me as a human being." Sofia never imagined she'd pursue her art as a career, but she says taking part in the programs of Youth on Record changed her outlook. "These are young creatives," said Youth on Record Mental Health and Wellness Manager Gavrielle Reyes. "These are musicians that are using storytelling to heal themselves." Sofia is now an intern at YOR, and using her music to help others. She said, "I do try to empathize with everyone and put myself in other people's shoes, and then I make music to, you know, have people feel something and have people be understood." CBS For Mental Health Action Day - Youth on Record will train young artists on "mental health first aid", using tools such as the "A.S.K." method - Acknowledge - Support - Keep in Touch. Tools that anyone can use to make a difference in someone's life. Moses Graytower, also an artist and intern, is looking forward to applying the training, saying, "Everybody deserves a robust tool kit, you know, to handle all the problems in their life. And I took that to heart, and I was like, man, just having the options and just knowing what things are and being able to address issues in a lot of different ways, I think it's incredibly valuable." Responding to requests from its young participants, Youth on Record hired a full time mental health and wellness manager - Gavrielle Reyes - to help all the creatives here become mental wellness advocates. Reyes said, "And so they're not just their resilience. They are so much more than that, and we want to give them opportunities to be kids. Especially since some kids have to grow up so much faster than others." CBS Reyes says Youth on Record creates a "safe container," a reliable space to grow with skills youth can take anywhere. This Thursday CBS Colorado anchor Karen Leigh will be joining Youth on Record for Mental Health Action Day. There will be a community concert to amplify the importance of mental health. The concert takes place May 15 from 5:30PM to 6:30PM at 1301 W. 10th Avenue in Denver.
