The promotional video for Teen Health Connection (THC) showcases the organization as a comprehensive, one‑stop health hub for adolescents. It opens with a striking statistic that 6,750 teens visited THC in the past year, ranging from minor ailments to suicide crises. The narrative weaves personal testimonies—parents and teens recounting how THC’s medical and mental‑health services saved lives, including a case of hydrocephalus and a teen’s suicide attempt. The video highlights THC’s mental‑health impact, noting that 15% of Mecklenburg County teens made a suicide plan and 8% attempted suicide in the last year, underscoring the need for crisis intervention. It promotes peer‑created educational initiatives such as “The Big Picture Play,” which tackles topics like date rape, drugs, and racism, and “Parenting with Love and Logic” classes that support parents. THC’s recent expansion adds 2,500 sq ft of classroom space, extended office hours, and a larger multidisciplinary team to address medical, dental, vaccination, STD, sports‑check, and disordered‑eating needs. Financial stewardship is emphasized: 86 cents of every donated dollar goes directly to teen programs. The video concludes with enthusiastic endorsements, positioning THC as a life‑changing, revolutionary resource for today’s youth.
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Teen Health Connection. Mission possible. 6,750 times teenagers walked through this door last year for something as small as a sore throat and as threatening as suicide.
She hid it from me for almost 2 months before confessing to me that she was depressed. It was daily texts, suicidal thoughts, just— it was terrifying. So when I say they saved her life, I'm not kidding.
They did.
Fact: 15% of Mecklenburg County teens made a suicide plan in the last year. Almost 8% attempted suicide. Teen Health Connection also has one of the most respected disordered eating centers in the Southeast, but it seems impossible to talk with teenagers about sticky subjects.
They talk about whatever concerns the youth, anywhere from drugs and alcohol, relationships, education. We all witness bullying, but we just ignore it.
When you kiss him, you're kissing everyone he's ever kissed. Yes, The Big Picture Play. Written for teens by teens, covers everything from date rape to drugs, racism, and cliques in school. 4,000 teens saw it last year. And those Parenting with Love and Logic classes helps parents too.
It takes the stressful emotion out of parenting.
But is it possible for one place to be a one-stop shop for all things teen? What about acne medicine or vaccinations, a check for STDs, or a sports checkup?
It's possible.
Possible.
Possible.
At Teen Health Connection, it is very possible to meet the medical and the mental health needs of thousands of teenagers. And we've added 2,500 square feet of classroom space, and we've expanded our office hours and our team. You see, we are always trying harder to help tomorrow's leaders who think they're too young to go to the pediatrician. but they're really not ready for an adult doctor.
It's easy for a teenager to say, oh yeah, I'm fine, and a lot of times they put on a smile and they fake it. But at Teen Health Connection, they dive deeper into the medical care and really get at the meat of what's going on in the teenager's life.
After Marcenia took her son Ahmad to the emergency room, she still knew something was not right and brought him to a doctor at Teen Health Connection.
They saved my son's life, and it led to other things and ended up in the hospital. He had hydrocephalus, and he only had one day to live, and he was admitted to Levine Children's Hospital after that.
It's an important mission. Fact: Teen Health Connection gets the most out of a dollar. 86 cents of every dollar given to Teen Health Connection goes directly into teen programs. Mission possible. For 23 years, Teen Health Connection has been—
An advocate.
A friend.
A nonjudgmental source of information.
A doctor.
A nurse.
It's the place we call home.
Teen Health Connection. Mission possible. Critics are calling it a must-see. Life-changing. Revolutionary. Ahead of its time. Coming soon to a theater near you.
