Organization promotes mental health dialogue for students

Dan Maxwell seemed to have everything going for him. He was a three-sport athlete, playing lacrosse, football and basketball, and was a member of the National Honors Society. But simultaneously, he struggled with his mental health, and he felt like he couldn’t talk about it with his peers.....
....In 2013, Laurie Burstein-Maxwell and Lee Maxwell lost their son Dan to suicide. He was 18 years old and had just graduated from Radnor High School in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Following Dan’s death, the Maxwells were open about his mental health struggles. They wanted to turn their tragedy into hope by helping other young people have safe spaces to talk about their emotional pain....

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Bethany`s Notes: The DMAX foundation helps to get the conversation started around mental health. Peer leaders learn to talk, listen, and handle minor emergencies and know when it is essential to refer to a professional counselor.