Our collective unwillingness to have conversations around things like mental health, familial mental illness, and addiction is really holding a lot of kids back from making it through the day in a strong, successful way — especially this year — but the 16 Strong Project is trying to change that. Learn how you can break the stigma around mental health with Samantha Wettje and Susan Solar. To learn more, visit: http://pastfoundation.org/ (pastfoundation.org) Resources: https://www.16strongproject.com/ (www.16strongproject.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/16strongproject (@16strongproject) Twitter: https://twitter.com/16StrongProject (@16StrongProject)

Learning Unboxed is produced in part by http://crate.media (Crate Media) Recorded by Eric French at http://wosu.org (WOSU Studios) in Columbus, Ohio