Co-PI: Christina Lai, BA
Majoring in Health Studies
Majored in Health Studies
Minored in Biology
Graduated from UW Bothell in Summer 2022
This six-week pilot project brings together college student mentors and high school mentees both online and in-person, discussing techniques for resilience and well-being. Creating a conduit for high school students preparing to enter college, UW students will be trained as effective mentors then matched with their mentees, working through a resilience-based curriculum so that all participants are able to navigate and manage stress.
“If students are struggling with mental health, they cannot learn well in school,” writes Niitsu and Lai. This program connects the experience of trained undergraduate mentors to the needs of high-school students.
Latino Leadership Initiative (LLI) at University of Washington Bothell
We presented a poster at American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Annual Conference on October 6, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, FL