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Article: SAMHSA Celebrates National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day By Recognizing Youth for Their Resiliency.
- Article from:
- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- May 26, 2008
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Seven youth from the Washington Metropolitan area were recognized today by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) during National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C., for their ability to express their resilience through the performing arts (see also
Mental Health
).
The awards were part of a talent showcase co-hosted by Akeelah and the Bee's Keke Palmer and Ugly Betty's Marc Indelicato, featuring performances by youth from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in the District and Manassas Park High School in Virginia. An award-winning group of high school seniors in San Francisco, Team ...