Building Young People’s Resilience by Empowering Parents, Teachers and Guidance Counsellors is a one-day event focused on strengthening the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in St. Kitts and Nevis.

The event will bring together parents, teachers, guidance counsellors, youth, practitioners and policymakers to explore the mental health challenges facing young people and to identify practical, collaborative solutions to building resilience. Through open discussion, shared experiences and evidence-based insights, the event aims to support those who play a critical role in young people’s lives to better understand, recognise and respond to mental health needs.

The programme will feature a youth panel, a parent panel, and a guidance counsellor panel, providing diverse perspectives on the realities young people face and the support systems around them. The event will also include a presentation from CARICOM sharing key findings from their Caribbean Youth and Adolescent Mental Health Study, offering valuable regional context to inform local action.