You can book The ME Project for speaking engagements for your school or community group. The ME Project has developed a mental health education programs for both middle school and high school health classes as well as a personal mental health story presentation that can be altered to accommodate
the needs of both student and adult groups.

All presentations can be personalized to fit the needs of the group.

The ME Project speaks for the Minding Your Mind Foundation.

Please contact Francesca Pileggi at francesca@meproject.org for more information.

We have currently spoken to approximately 6,000 students at about 30 middle schools, high schools, and colleges throughout the Delaware Valley.

To see a detailed list of engagements, click on the "Events" tab at the top of the page.

 

Reviews of Speaking Engagements

"I thought the presentation was very informative. It showed that even celebrities and famous people deal with these issues. They also told us about things I never knew. Like children and teens get diagnosed with these things every day. I always thought, ‘Oh that could never happen here.’ I found out it could."

• 9th grade student

“They explained how [suicide] has affected their lives and their family. It made me more aware of the signs of things like depression… The speaker explained how she felt trapped inside and how she did not have many people to talk to. The speaker explained that there are always people to talk to.”

• 10th grade student
  

“When this speaker came and started to tell us about her anxiety, I could immediately relate to her story. I had never struggled with a suicide in my family, however one of my close family members had gone through anxiety and I had helped her and saw the experiences she had during this stage of her life. This guest speaker, like my family members, had fought her way through it and overcame her anxiety. I was really proud of how the speaker never gave up… and inspires teenagers.”

• 9th grade student
  

“It made me realize that people with issues like depression and anxiety suffer from an illness, just like anyone with a disease. I also learned to correct someone if they say, “I want to kill myself,” in a joking way. Because that is something serious and not meant to be taken lightly.”

• 9th grade student
  

“The speaker made me realize how severe and real suicide and mental disorders are; and how common they both are. I had never really thought about the fact that suicide is a real thing that can happen to anyone at any given time. The importance of talking to someone about how you’re feeling was a key point that really stuck out to me.”

• 10th grade student