Creating a River of Kindness Together.
1,266
Students Impacted
65
Classes Delivered
11
Community Partners
3
Counties Reached
Creative mental health education that gives young people tools for resilience, kindness and hope.
Kind Minds United provides engaging mental health, suicide prevention, anti-bullying and nature-based programs for children, adolescents and community organizations across Maryland’s Lower Eastern Shore.
Need immediate support? Call or text 988, or visit the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Kind Minds United provides education and prevention programs and is not an emergency response service.
Our Programs
Why do we think our work is important?
Teen mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, and eating disorders, are common, with half of all lifetime conditions starting by age 14, characterized by symptoms like extreme sadness, hopelessness, self-harm, social withdrawal, and significant changes in sleep/eating, requiring early recognition and support, with resources like the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline available for immediate help.
Feedback About Our Programs
I’m of the opinion that this program is excellent, suitable for children and young adults, and highly informative. It should be implemented in all educational institutions and organizations. Thank you so much for coming.
Suicide Prevention Program to children and adolescents
Thank you so much for spending your evening with us and sharing/teaching us all about Mental Health. You are a wealth of information. I love your passion to educate and give awareness for such a tough, and much needed topic.
QPR Suicide Prevention Training to Athletic Trainers
Thank you so much for being an excellent instructor for our Empowerees during the Kindness Paint Night. The girls truly enjoyed learning about the power of kindness and expressing it creatively through the art projects. Your guidance made the experience meaningful and memorable. Your willingness to share with our group your time and talent was the ultimate act of kindness. We deeply appreciate your support in helping empower our Empowerees and inspiring them to lead with compassion and creativity.
With sincere gratitude
With sincere gratitude
Kindness & Self-Care Program
I wanted to take a moment to thank you for the incredible two-day presentation you delivered on anti-bullying and suicide prevention. Your PowerPoint sessions were highly informative and provided valuable strategies for students to ACT—Acknowledge, Care, Tell—when they recognize signs of depression in themselves or others. The clear explanation of warning signs and contributing factors to depression was especially impactful and gave students practical tools to support mental health.
One of the highlights was the interactive art activity where students painted rocks for the River of Kindness at Stephen Decatur Park. This creative project not only engaged students but also helped raise awareness and advocate for mental health within our community. Additionally, the action plan exercise was an excellent way to empower students. By identifying trusted adults, learning about the 988 suicide hotline, and outlining their dreams, goals, and daily relaxation and diversion activities, students gained meaningful coping strategies to manage stress and negative feelings.
One of the highlights was the interactive art activity where students painted rocks for the River of Kindness at Stephen Decatur Park. This creative project not only engaged students but also helped raise awareness and advocate for mental health within our community. Additionally, the action plan exercise was an excellent way to empower students. By identifying trusted adults, learning about the 988 suicide hotline, and outlining their dreams, goals, and daily relaxation and diversion activities, students gained meaningful coping strategies to manage stress and negative feelings.
Stephen Decatur Middle School Health Teacher