Matthew Kim

Hi, my name is Matthew Kim and I am a rising junior currently enrolled in Fort Lee High School, NJ. I am a student-athlete who has faced tremendous adversity throughout my high school experience. Most people have one true calling in life, however, I face a duality between my passions of pursuing as a student and an athlete. With notebooks under my right arm and shoulder pads hanging from my backpack, pulling double duty is not an easy task which is why the aim of Youth Stability and Support Alliance (YSSA) intends to minimize harsh and demanding environments by spreading validated interventions relating to the prevention of suicidal behaviors.

Inseo Kang

Hi. My name is Inseo Kang and I am a rising junior currently at Fort Lee High School, NJ. I am a student with a big interest in the health of the people in the US. I take a special interest in mental health due to the experience I have with my journey through mental stability from being diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety to my happy and stable self right now. With my parents fully trusting me to bring my best self to the table every day, I put pressure on myself and brought myself to a burnt-out state at the beginning of my high school life. Soon, I fell into a conflict with my own self; I wanted to achieve all my goals, but was stuck with the feeling of dreadfulness and tiredness. Knowing the feeling of tiredness so well, YSSA focuses on the struggles that teenagers have with their mental health to prevent the increase of rates in suicide incidents within the United States.