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We’re working to help young people trade despair for hope, and step with resilience into the future.
This pivotal funding will help address the acute shortage of behavioral health workers in the Mental Health Care Professional Shortage Areas of Eastern Nevada and Placer Counties.
How listening circles open hearts and minds and nourish us with kindness. At the 4Roots Wellness Center, we’d be happy to help you start your own.
A resource for students and their teachers, families, and mentors in tackling a complicated challenge.
Youth mental health is on the national agenda, and the President’s action items are resoundingly aligned with what we believe is crucial to begin meeting the tremendous need among young people.
For far too many students, the barriers to natural environments are numerous and hard to overcome in the absence of opportunity, encouragement, and support.
Like the first rush of spring growth, our community is emerging from shadow, taking the next step beyond fear and uncertainty, to move into connection.
It’s a fun, safe space to relax, hang out with friends, take a peer-led class, make art, do homework, or grab a snack or smoothie.
Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s research into flow state profoundly shapes GMC’s approach to outdoor adventure. With his passing, we honor his life’s work.
As embodied confidence increases, young people improve their ability to regulate emotions, recover from setbacks, and face challenges.
Through the challenges of 2021, GMC is growing and strengthening our bonds to meet the mental health needs of young people.
Self-knowledge is at the heart of the Mindful Warriors Circle! Teens give and receive each other support and develop tools for dealing with the challenges of their lives.
Denise Manandik, LMFT, RYT; Shelby Singer, MSW; and Shawn Benjaminson, LMFT; and Lisa Stekart, LCSW have decades of clinical experience in the mental health field.
A youth voice documentary exploring adolescent and transitional age use of THC, THC's mechanism of action, signs of addiction, Natural High alternatives and recovery/support resources. Created in collaboration with Tahoe Truckee Future Without Drug Dependency.
Reflecting on Gateway’s work, I’m very aware of the power of the life force. The force that drives toads to mate and lay their eggs in the most advantageous location, the force that allows joy to erupt, even in a youth who has been traumatized…
A recent graduate offers her testimonial on one of the Recovery Services we offer called Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment
Peter Mayfield describes some of our therapeutic wellness responses to these unprecedented times.
“Peak experiences linger in one’s consciousness, giving a sense of purpose, integration, determination and empathy” ~Abraham Maslow
We are looking forward to the year ahead, and can’t wait to have young people breathing life into our great new space!
2020 was a challenging year and we were grateful to have a successful summer camp season. With extra safety precautions and training, we hosted a summer camp to remember.
Join Peter Mayfield on the Mad In America Podcast focused on his history and our work healing youth with nature and connection.
To the outside world, mountain climbing seems stressful. But for Peter Mayfield, founder and executive director of Gateway Mountain Center, scaling the walls of Yosemite is a form of therapy. Watch Peter Mayfield in this short feature from NBC Sports.