It’s no secret American students are in crisis.
An alarming share of them struggle with mental health concerns, ranging from depression and anxiety to eating disorders and substance addictions. Amid this chaos, the pressing questions of our time remain deceptively simple ones.
How do we talk to our kids?
How do we help them?
We’re working to answer these questions, transforming and saving lives in the process.
The Thomas Hayes Mayo Lab is named for a beloved Ole Miss student who died at 21 of fentanyl poisoning. Our team is sensitive to the heartbreaking dimension of this crisis—and the urgent need for help.
Through innovative programming, including peer-to-peer Happiness Teams and a podcast that combines groundbreaking research with engaging discussions, The Mayo Lab equips parents, educators and students to start conversations that transform and save lives. Our team is also developing a school program to educate middle and high schoolers as well as their teachers and families about how to build healthy habits, communicate concerns and cultivate joy that lasts.
Thomas Mayo
“How can we use peer-to-peer conversations to more effectively spark interventions around suicidal ideation, anxiety, depression and addiction?
How can storytelling drive messages home?
These are the big questions our lab is trying to answer.”
- Dr. Meagen Rosenthal, Interim Executive Director
Thomas Hayes Mayo Lab Established
University of Mississippi to Help with Substance Misuse, Mental Health Through Peer-to-Peer Education, Podcast
Meet our team:
David Magee
Founder
Inaugural Enrichment Donors:
