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You Are Not Alone: Office Hours

At the Forbes 30/50 Summit, Meredith O’Connor discusses her experience in working with gifted populations of people who have overcome severe mental illness. The implications of potential causation between high aptitude and certain mental health challenges encourage the view of mental health resources as an investment in a highly capable population.  

As a result, Meredith O’Connor, hit recording artist and mental health activist with Jennifer Frommer, SVP of Commercial Branding at Columbia Records of Sony Music co-founded the award winning mental health program You Are Not Alone: Office Hours. A first of its kind mental health and mentoring program centered around music, the program will offer therapy and mentorship to eligible participants. 

More information on the background of the program can be seen in a Forbes profile on Meredith O’Connor’s impact:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/cathyolson/2024/09/09/mind-reading-singer-meredith-oconnor-on-launching-a-therapy-center-school-program-and-her-newest-mental-health-initiative/

You Are Not Alone, Office Hours provides students with direct individual access to leaders across industries. The program aims to celebrate and foster the strengths of each student by supporting their strengths. This is achieved by connecting students to free mentorship with leading executives in entertainment as well as access to mental health resources offered in person at the Chrysler Building office or remote. 

The You Are Not Alone Campaign and Program

City and School Collaborations

City and School Collaborations

City and School Collaborations

School districts in over twelve countries have implemented programming yielding positive impacts on the social-emotional wellness of students as observed in these schools. The  materials in the program are developed from this research by licensed mental health clinicians.

Awards and Recognition

City and School Collaborations

City and School Collaborations

The landmark advocacy has led to recognition from members of Congress, the California Legislative Assembly, the City of Los Angeles, policy impact in educational systems and hundreds of schools.

Policy Work

City and School Collaborations

Global Reach

As mentioned in Forbes and several other publications, the success of the mental health initiatives behind the You Are Not Alone campaign has impacted policy in both the private and public sector. Some examples of this include long standing collaboration with offices in the NYC Department of Education and Fortune 500 media companies.

Global Reach

Global Reach

The You Are Not Alone campaign gained participation from celebrities across the world making international headlines. Colleges and Universities began to teach students about the impact of this movement through a course and were later recognized by The Shorty Impact Awards for their dedication to mental health education. 

Quote from Konstantinos Giannopoulos, President and Board of Directors of the European Anti-Bullying

Quote from Konstantinos Giannopoulos, President and Board of Directors of the European Anti-Bullying

 "As coordinators of the European Anti-Bullying Network we shared with our European Partners our experience of working directly with Meredith towards empowering students at the school communities.  In this context, our intention is to have her serve as one of the Ambassadors of the Network from the United States in order to raise awareness on bullying among school communities in Europe and contribute to our work against the phenomenon on a European scale.  We are looking forward to continuing and enriching this cooperation in the framework of our National and European anti-bullying work and future initiatives. 

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