Mathew Swerdloff and his wife Elise Gold created the Maya Gold Foundation in honor of their daughter Maya who committed suicide at the age of 15, but the Foundation is involved with more than suicide prevention. After a trip to India, Maya became involved in efforts to stop human trafficking in Nepal. Today the Foundation has developed a close relation with groups in Nepal. The program also features Hannah Stillhouse, now a college student who has both gone with one of the groups of 16 teenagers the Foundation takes to work in Nepal, but back in the U.S. has led one of the Foundation’s Youth Action Teams who work to help teenagers improve mental health.

Learn more:

Maya Gold Foundation: http://www.mayagoldfoundation.org/

Youth Action Teams: https://www.mayagoldfoundation.org/who-we-are/youth-action-team

Teen Mental Health First Aid: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/population-focused-modules/teens/

CATEGORIES

Education

Human Trafficking

International Programs

Mental Health

Support Groups

Youth

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