Success Story LCAHY Hosts a Faith Based Breakfast

Low Country Alliance for Healthy Youth (LCAHY) hosted its fifth annual faith-based breakfast for individuals representing churches and synagogues. Pastor Lawson, LCAHY’s CIA for the Faith based Sector and board member, introduced attendees to LCAHY’s history and mission and explained that LCAHY is a recipient of the Drug Free Communities grant. Pastor Lawson explained that youth mental health is a major pediatric public health issue that all community members need to care about. Pastor Lawson shared LCAHY’s website and its many resources and showcased LCAHY’s E-news on national health observances. In addition, Pastor Lawson highlighted initiatives of LCAHY. LCAHY’s Youth Summer Interns introduced participants to LCAHY’s Youth Coalition, Teens for Healthy Youth. As interns and members of THY they shared the mission and vision of THY and explained how THY addresses prevention and related risk factors in their schools and communities. LCAHY gave a call to action, asking Faith based representatives to support LCAHY’s goals by addressing mental health through scripture and by creating a welcoming atmosphere to address youth mental health. Faith based breakfast attendees were provided a folder with resources such as LCAHY’s Fact Card “What God Says About Wellness” and “Strength and Scripture”. Furthermore, LCAHY shared “In God's Image” a Prevention Plus Wellness program that addresses total health and wellness through a spiritual approach. The 12 attendees completed a resource and training need survey so LCAHY could follow up with the attendees and work together to address youth mental health. LCAHY plans to hold a faith-based breakfast each year to build important connections to the faith-based community sector. To view the Power Point Presentation Click here .

Faith based breakfast flyer 2026.

Pastor Lawson of the Grace Bible Church of the Low Country and longtime LCAHY board member led the faith-based breakfast attended by twelve religious organizations.

Pastor Lawson addressed mental health challenges youth are facing today and the need for religious organizations to address the youth mental health crisis.

LCAHY Summer Interns and members of THY at Bluffton High School, Alexander Garcia and Victoria De Armas support LCAHY’s Faith based breakfast initiative.

Victoria De Armas, LCAHY Youth CIA representative, and Bluffton High School THY Vice President, shared THY’s mission and vision and goals.

Attendees were given "What God Says About Wellness" and "Strength in Scripture: Power of Faith for Mental Health".

Attendees received THY's A Dozen Ways to Cope with Stress in English and Spanish.

Guests also received copies of LCAHY's "Talk Early and Often...to Your Children" fact card.