Mission Nxtgen

Mental Health awareness & education

09/07/2026

🧠💜 REAL TALKS. REAL SUPPORT. REAL FUTURES. 💜🧠

Join Mission NextGen for a Youth Mental Health Awareness conversation facilitated by Simi Markar, -a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who brings compassion, insight, and real-world tools to help youth navigate life's challenges and build a healthier future.

This is a real conversation about mental health, stress, self-care, identity, and how to show up for yourself.

Sunday September 20th, 2026 🕙 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (PDT) 💻 Online via Zoom
📧 Email [email protected] to RSVP to join our real conversation

09/03/2026

September is Su***de Prevention Awareness Month. In 2024, 48,824 people in the U.S. died by su***de — su***de remained the 10th leading cause of death that year. Numbers like these can feel abstract, but each one represents a person, a family, and a community left forever changed.

At Mission NxtGen, we believe connection can be life-changing. Su***de is rarely caused by one thing — it's often the convergence of pain, isolation, and a sense that things can't get better. That combination can affect anyone, regardless of age, background, or how "okay" someone seems on the outside. But research also gives us reason for hope: feeling seen, feeling less alone, and having somewhere to turn all change outcomes.

Hope begins with reaching out — to a friend, a family member, or a professional. You don't have to wait for a crisis to ask for support, and you don't have to carry it alone.

📞 If you or someone you know is in immediate danger or thinking about su***de, call or text 988 (Su***de & Crisis Lifeline) — available 24/7, free and confidential.

Learn more about our resources and how to help build a more connected community at MissionNxtGen.com.

***deprevention

05/01/2026

May is here, and so is the reminder that your mental health deserves the same care and attention as everything else on your to-do list. 🌿

This month, we’re choosing awareness over silence, compassion over judgment, and community over isolation — because none of us were meant to carry it alone. Whether you’re thriving, struggling, or somewhere in between, you belong in this conversation. Small steps really do create big change. 💚

What’s one small thing you’ve done lately to take care of your mind? Drop it below — your answer might be exactly what someone else needs to hear. 👇

03/30/2026

This past Saturday, we brought together an incredible group of women for our Mental Health Awareness Series session on Women's Mental Health: Managing Stress & Self-Care — and the energy in the (virtual) room was everything. 💚

From understanding where stress shows up in our lives, to the often-overlooked connection between financial wellness and mental health, every conversation felt real, relevant, and necessary. Attendees left with tools they could actually use — and the kind of clarity that only comes from being in community with people who get it.

The feedback said it all:
"Loved the session. All points — especially self-care and the financial aspect — resonated so much."

"It was very insightful. Enjoyed the discussion."

This is exactly why we do this work. Breaking stigma isn't a one-time moment — it's built one honest conversation at a time. Thank you to every woman who showed up, shared, and stayed open. You made this space what it was.

More sessions coming. Stay connected. 🌿✨

03/16/2026

✨ Ladies, this one’s for YOU. ✨

Life is a lot. Between work, relationships, family, and everything in between — stress doesn’t exactly need an invitation. But you deserve a space to breathe, reset, and be seen. 💚

Join us for Women’s Mental Health Awareness: Managing Stress & Self Care — a FREE virtual event hosted by Mission NxtGen as part of our Mental Health Awareness Series!

🗓 Saturday, March 28th
🕙 10–11 AM
💻 Via Zoom

Come as you are. Leave feeling more like yourself.

📩 Email [email protected] to receive your Zoom link — and bring a friend who needs this too!

07/26/2025

We had a great seminar this past week discussing ‘Emotional Wellbeing with Parents of Teens’ with speaker Simi Markar LMFT.

We are grateful for each person that attended. We hope it was helpful and encouraging. Mission NxtGen will continue to hold workshops, create events and provide resources for continued education and growth around mental health.

07/12/2025

Mission NxtGen is hosting another great workshop on mental health, focused on the experience of East Bay parents with teens. We know that academic pressure, pace of life, and difficulty connecting together can be difficult. How can we better understand emotional wellbeing in our environment? And what strategies can we learn about that might better support our families?

Join us at 11am on Sunday July 20th for this online workshop. Email [email protected] with expressed interest in attending online and we’ll send you the Zoom link to join in. We hope that this workshop can help support you in your emotional well being. We’d love for you to encourage a parent-friend to attend who may be wanting to learn about this topic as well.

03/15/2025

In the workplace as an entrepreneur, many skills are required. Intelligence is often thought of as IQ - how smart a person is.

Emotional intelligence at work is incredibly valuable as well. Some would argue even more so. Having a sense of self-awareness, reading what others are feeling, and taking another’s perspective are just a few of the ways EQ shows up, adding to one’s IQ.

Mission NxtGen exists to help individuals live more fulfilling lives with a mindset of wholeness and health mentally. Join us for this important workshop in-person in Pleasanton where we’ll discuss the impact of growing in emotional intelligence. Email [email protected] to sign up or for more details.

02/04/2025

Most of us love to talk. We love to and long to be heard. But how are we at listening to our loved ones around us?

Milan and Kay Yerkovich - authors of the book “How We Love” - offer four great steps to listening well. They even say that “listening is the harder role” in a relationship with someone.

(Post quotes adapted from pg. 284 of “How We Love” by Milan and Kay Yerkovich.)

At Mission NxtGen, these skills can be used in many different relationships - with a parent, with a son or daughter, with a partner, or with a friend.

What are some qualities that you have found to be true in a good listener?

Leave a comment below!

11/17/2024

Thanks to everyone who attended and participated in our online workshop today for Mission NxtGen.

Some questions from parents included:

“Can we get some tips for making the kids stay away from social media and constantly making their brains stress?”

“If I see my kid is stressed and I have exhausted all techniques at home and it is not working - what should be next step Connect to Primary Care Provider or look for a therapist?”

“Can you share some strategies for the parents to cope with their stress, especially managing their busy lives while ensuring they create a calm environment for their children?”

A special note of appreciate to therapist - Simi Markar LMFT - from who answered these questions and more. And it was to have our panel of high school students helping to moderate.

You can email [email protected] if you have additional questions! Keep raising awareness around mental health. Even small steps go a long way.

Address

San Francisco, CA

Website

https://missionnxtgen.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Mission Nxtgen posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Mission Nxtgen:

Want your organization to be the top-listed non profit organization in San Francisco?