Carmela Wallace of Live Free 999 stands with panelists at Shatter the Silence, joined by Correy Bell, Sarah Whitson, Kofi Shuck, Teri McKean, Kizawanda Olowe, and HF student leaders during the school’s first mental health panel on May 5. (Nuha Abdessalam/H-F Chronicle)
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H-F students lead the way in mental health forum 

They planned it, they led it, and they showed up for each other. 

At Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s first public mental health panel, students took the stage to talk about what they’re carrying — and what they need from the adults around them.

Held May 5 in collaboration with the Live Free 999 Foundation, “Shatter the Silence” capped a week of programming led by students in the Bring Change to Mind club. 

Carmela Wallace of Live Free 999 stands with panelists at Shatter the Silence, joined by Correy Bell, Sarah Whitson, Kofi Shuck, Teri McKean, Kizawanda Olowe, and HF student leaders during the school’s first mental health panel on May 5. (Nuha Abdessalam/H-F Chronicle)
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