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Behind the Music | Episode 2

America’s Got Talent: All-Stars runner-up, Avery Dixon, shares his journey of managing his depression and dealing with bullies, finding the right trusted adult, resilience, and using his musical talent to heal himself and provide hope to others.

Behind the Music | Episode 2

From Hope Givers with Tamlin Hall, Season 2
Behind the Music | Episode 2

America’s Got Talent: All-Stars runner-up, Avery Dixon, shares his journey of managing his depression and dealing with bullies, finding the right trusted adult, resilience, and using his musical talent to heal himself and provide hope to others. In this episode, themes include the importance of finding a trusted adult, kindness, mental health advocacy, and self care. Musical guest is Mon Rovîa. 

Hope Givers with Tamlin Hall Segments

Season 2

Welcome to the home of our second season of the EMMY® Award-winning teen mental health and wellness series! Hope Givers is a first of its kind, easily adaptable library of content for audiences at no cost, and aligned to national standards for students in grades 6-12. Episodes showcase real stories, student reporter segments, youth self-care activities, student produced films, and musical performances from Atlanta’s thriving music industry. In each episode, our resident mental health professional, Dr. Toral Fadia (she/her), provides breakdowns to help facilitate conversations between students, parents, and educators. Themes include resilience, connectedness, peer-to-peer support, advocacy, goal-setting, disability, inclusivity, and having a trusted adult.

Disability is Not Inability | Episode 1

Behind the Music | Episode 2

How to be an Astronaut | Episode 3

Love Yourself | Episode 4

This is What Recovery Looks Like | Episode 5

How to be a BOSS | Episode 6

Hope Given: Teen Grief and Loss | Episode 7

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Hope Givers is an EMMY® Award-winning show highlighting hope and resilience across America. Hosted by Jordan Rice and Renier Cortes, this uplifting teen mental wellness series is a first of its kind, available at no cost, and aligned to health education standards nationally for students in grades 6-12. Stories focus on resilience, goal-setting, advocacy, and having a mentor/trusted adult. Currently in its second season, the series explores important topics youth across America are facing: mental health challenges, bullying, connectedness, anxiety, depression, addiction and recovery, grief and loss, suicide prevention, and more. Episodes showcase real stories, student reporter segments, youth self-care activities, high school student films, and musical guests from Atlanta's thriving music industry. Hope Givers was created with you, for you. Come hang out with us in the loft, where you will always have a home!