Building strong bonds and connecting with teens can protect their mental health. Clinical psychologist, Dr. Karamjit Singh met with mentors and teachers to provide information on ways to connect and support teens. Through this interactive discussion attendees learned how to help teens establish good healthy habits, understand different mental illness’, recognize a teen in trouble, and steps and words to use to get them help. Dr. Singh also talked about internal and external protective factors for anxiety and depression to help moderate the impact on teen’s.