Rel8
EMPOWERING TEENS HANDLE DAILY STRUGGLES & ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, BY CREATING A SAFE SPACE FOR DIALOG
About Rel8
A Group with a Common Passion
Rel8's Mission
Rel8 is a peer support group with a vision to provide an accessible and safe place for peers to communicate stressors and mental health struggles while learning strategies to cope with daily stress and anxiety.
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Rel8 was founded in 2020 after our founder decided to do something about the gap seen from counseling. Since then we’ve grown as a community, and plan to now expanded to be a non-profit with many other schools becoming Charter members - thereby furthering the reach and impact of Rel8's vision.
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When you decide to join us, you too will gain access to various events and, most importantly, to a group of like-minded individuals who are just as passionate as you are in helping fellow students achieve their full potential.
Rel8 Leadership Team
Who We Are
Rhea Karumuru
Founder / President
Rhea is a Senior at Marcus High School and the Founder &Â President of Rel8. She has been on a mission since January 2020 to eliminate stigmas around mental health and stop teens from invalidating or minimizing their feelings.
Ms. Triana Burroughs
Advisor
Description coming Soon
Nicole Shokry
Vice President
Nicole is a Senior at Marcus High School and the Vice President of Rel8.
Our Volunteer Experts
Contributions of Who We Are Ever Grateful For
These Rel8 volunteers are fellow students or experts in various areas of behavioral sciences, education, psychology, counseling etc. These volunteers donate their time to Rel8 and offer direct/anonymous advice to teens that may be dealing with challenges or pressures in their daily lives, thereby helping the teens not develop long-term mental health challenges
Family and Substance Use
Mrs. Michelle Schwolert
Michelle Schwolert has a Master of Arts and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). She recently opened up a rehabilitation center for teens with her husband. Her primary modalities are DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) and brief solution-focused talk therapy. She is also EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)-trained for addressing trauma/PTSD.
Upcoming Events
Marcus High School: Join us in the Cafeteria, Tuesdays after school
Join Rel8
Make a difference in thousands of students' lives
...and it starts with you taking this first step
Contact Us
Have questions about Rel8, or interested in joining? Please reach out — we’re happy to help.
Send your questions to Contact@Rel8Now.org