Donte is a 16-year-old who underwent a severe mental health crisis. Donte’s story is one of hope and inspiration. Of the power of a mother’s love and a son’s determination to come back from the brink of mental illness and breakdown to embrace the power of mental resilience. In life, many people experience tests and trials. However, it is in finding the courage to share your voice and experiences with others that you can tap into the strength to turn your test into your testimony and your mess into your message.

Through this book, you will:

- Gain an understanding of the stressors that youth deal with that causes strain on their emotional and mental well-being.

- Learn about common mental health conditions impacting our youth and ways to combat them.

- Gain awareness of proactive ways that parents or adults can advocate for youth and their mental and emotional health and well-being within the community, school, and medical settings.

- Learn strategies to talk to youth about their mental health and practical ways to implement self-care practices that help to preserve and strengthen their mental well-being.