Discover You™ youth programming provides a continuum of support and development for students through classroom learning, peer leadership, and individualized intervention. Each experience is designed to help young people engage more fully in their growth, their education, and their communities.
Classroom-based Workshops
Classroom-based workshops provide interactive, strengths-based learning experiences that engage students in meaningful reflection, discussion, and skill development. Through engaging activities and real-world application, youth gain practical tools to navigate challenges and support their personal growth.
Outcomes:
- Recognize and leverage personal strengths
- Build confidence and self-efficacy
- Strengthen communication and relationship skills
- Develop resilience and healthy coping strategies
- Apply practical skills to achieve personal and academic goals
PeerLIFT
PeerLIFT is a student-led mental health initiative that empowers youth to promote wellbeing and create positive change through meaningful peer-to-peer engagement in collaboration with school staff, community partners, and licensed mental health professionals.
Outcomes:
- Strengthen youth leadership and advocacy skills
- Foster connection, belonging, and peer support
- Promote mental wellbeing and awareness
- Increase confidence in supporting peers resonsibly
- Lead positive change within schools and communities
PeerLIFT is not a therapy group or replacement for therapy, and members are not therapists, counselors, or other mental health professionals.
Positive Alternative to School Suspension (PASS)
PASS is a targeted support program that helps students navigate challenges, build resilience, and stay connected to learning. Through one-to-one mentoring and personalized support, students develop the skills, confidence, and positive relationships needed to make lasting changes and achieve success in school and life.
Outcomes:
- Strengthen resilience and coping skills
- Increase motivation and engagement in learning
- Build healthy relationships and support netowrks
- Develop positive behaviors and decision-making skills
- Overcome barriers and achieve personal and academic goals
Bring Discover You™ to Your Community
Discover You™ currently provides direct youth programming within the Great Lakes Bay Region. Schools and organizations outside the region that are interested in offering these programs are encouraged to connect with us to learn about training, partnership, and implementation opportunities.
Testimonials
Strengthen Self-Worth
It made me feel special and I felt like I actually matter.
Youth Workshop Participant
Build Life Skills
It has given me tools that I can use in the future to help benefit myself and others.
Youth Workshop Participant
Develop Compassionate Leaders
I joined because of my best friend who has lost multiple people to suicide because they didn't have anyone to help them I want to be someone's light in the dark.
PeerLIFT Member
Create Positive Change
PeerLIFT helped me realize I can make a difference in my school. I learned how to support my peers, speak up about mental health, and help create a more welcoming environment for everyone.
PeerLIFT Member
Cultivate Hope
It's made me think more about myself and that I deserve to be alive.
Youth Workshop Participant
Increase Personal Agency
It helped me to take more control over what happens in my life and how to change it positively.
Youth Workshop Participant
Build Trusting Relationships
Our principal often says, 'I love all of our students, but some are harder to like than others.' I can tell you this: our 'hard-to-like' students are some of the biggest fans of the Discover You™ Certified Coaches. They trust them. They seek them out. They know they see them not for their mistakes, but for their potential.
Witness to PASS Program Impact
Increase Self-Awareness
I learned a lot about myself as in my character strengths, who I want to be, and what I want to do. I want to be a better me and this program helps me to show it whether it's mentally or physically.
PASS Program Participant