ENABLING COMMUNITIES THAT EMBODY MENTAL WELLNESS

Our mission is to create an environment of trust and support through open dialogue, education, empowerment, and positive change

Black Lives and Minds Matter

SIOV stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, and we’re committed to creating open dialogue centering Black voices. Read this article by our director Heidi Ellis to learn about the current and historical implications of the BLM movement, how to be a better ally, access resources, and a first-person perspective.

WHAT IS SOURCES OF STRENGTH?

Our primary program is Sources of Strength, an evidence-based suicide prevention program proven to positively change school culture. Using an upstream approach, it enhances access to protective factors by pairing students with trusted adults & resources. Learn more about our trainings!

Meet Reflect, Our Partner in Mental Wellness

SIOV is excited to introduce our new content partner in mental wellness, the Reflect Organization! Read on to discover more about the amazing achievements this 501(c)3 has accomplished over the years and the meaningful causes that fuel their mission at college campuses nationwide.

Black Lives and Minds Matter

WHAT IS SOURCES OF STRENGTH?

Meet Reflect, Our Partner in Mental Wellness

Black Lives and Minds Matter

WHAT'S GOING ON?

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OUR POSITIVE CHANGE SCHOLARSHIP
IMPACTS LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

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OUR SERVICES

Sources of Strength

 Peer Leader Training

We train students as peer leaders to promote hope, help, and strength among the rest of their community.

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 Adult Advisor Training

We train faculty and staff to become trusted adult resources, and to guide positive program outcomes

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 Mini-Trainings

We facilitate customized trainings to promote mental wellness tailored to meet your group or organization’s needs

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 Program Support

We provide enduring support and assessments for established programs to evaluate progress and ensure sustained success.

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 Speaking Engagements

We create educational opportunities to break the stigma around mental health and foster resilience in our communities. Book our team for a speech, presentation, or guided discussion today/ for your next event

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  Wellness Events

We offer unique opportunities for organizations and individuals to participate in wellness-focused experiences

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 Partnerships

Partner with the SIOV team to promote mental wellness within your organization. Our team works collaboratively with you to achieve your unique objectives

To learn more about how we can work with your school, youth group, organization,
or community

""Working in collaboration with Strength in our Voices has resulted in nearly 100 of our McLean students being trained as Sources of Strength peer-leaders. This year, these leaders have advocated for the addition of a mindfulness period that has been built into our school day. They are also working hard to plan a anti-bullying community Town Hall discussion and a McLean’s Got Talent assembly!""

-McLean High School

"“This is the first day I’ve really felt accepted. I can’t wait to go home and tell my parents what a good day I had at school.” "

-Wakefield Peer Leader

""The Sources of Strength training days were incredible! It was especially powerful to witness students of all different ages, experiences, and backgrounds come together, open up, be vulnerable, and grow together in a relatively short period of time on the Peer Leader Training day! The students have great ideas for bringing more hope, help, and strength to all Rams, and I’m excited to see how we work with other initiatives already in place to support this vision.""

-Robinson Adult Advisor Jennifer Fulton

""I truly cannot thank you enough for bringing this program to Robinson; I feel as though my passion for positivity, balance in life, love for working with, teaching, & hanging out with teenagers, & maintaining one’s mental health have all come together. Yay! Now I have found a purpose. I just needed to find a positive way to help others.""

-Robinson Adult Advisor Jennifer Fulton

"“The [Sources of Strength] training days left me feeling inspired, motivated and full of love. This is the type of event that reassures you why you got into your profession. It is a program that communities deserve to have. A program that brings adults and kids together to share a common mission: opening up communication lines, offering support to all those around, participating in active listening, sharing a heart of empathy, and spreading an aura of acceptance. I am so glad Robinson has SOS!"

-Robinson Adult Advisor Lisa Mosteller

-McLean High School

-Robinson Adult Advisor Jennifer Fulton

-Robinson Adult Advisor Lisa Mosteller

-McLean High School

OUR SUCCESS

McLean HS Sources of Strength Training 2016

SiOV understands that mental health affects many. Our mission is to create an environment of trust and support for those impacted by mental health through open dialogue, education, empowerment, and positive change. We hope to enact that mission everyday through our work in the community. Watch our certified Sources of Strength Trainers in action at Mclean High School!

SIOV Fall 2019 Sources of Strength Trainings

Check out the best highlights from our fall 2019 Sources of Strength Peer Leader Trainings! Our certified trainers love spreading hope, help, & strength in the schools we serve.

sources of strength adult advisors facing each in two lines for a training activity game

APS Uses Sources of Strength for Anti – Bullying

Watch our work with Sources of Strength featured in Arlington Public Schools’ 2019 anti-bullying PSA! In this video, you’ll learn how the Sources of Strength program can combat bullying in Arlington Public Schools.