Paper Tigers, one school's success in helping struggling teens

El Dorado County Mental Health in South Lake Tahoe is teaming up with local organizations to offer a free community showing of the film “Paper Tigers.” The film is appropriate for older teens, parents, school staff, community members, and anyone who interacts with adolescents and young adults.

The film demonstrates how one person can intervene and change the outcome of a young person’s life. It highlights how toxic stress can have a significant impact on the developing mind and can lead to issues such as substance abuse, academic difficulties, depression and suicide. The film follows a year in the life of several students at an alternative high school in Washington and how the school radically changed its approach to helping students.

Friday, May 20 7-9pm at Lake Tahoe Community College, Duke Theater

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