Ross Szabo Explained

Ross Eugene Szabo (born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is the wellness director at Geffen Academy at UCLA.[1] He is a mental health speaker[2] and the CEO of Human Power Project.[3]

Ross Eugene Szabo
Nationality:American
Organization:Geffen Academy

Career

Szabo was the Director of Outreach for the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign from 2002 to 2010.[4] In that time, Szabo helped create the first nationwide youth mental health speakers' bureau in the country, called the Heard, which was later acquired by Active Minds.[5] He spoke to over one million young people and reached millions in media appearances.[6] Szabo was awarded the 2010 Didi Hirsch Erasing the Stigma Leadership Award and had his work entered into the Congressional Record by Congressman Patrick Kennedy.[7]

He is known for being one of the most sought after mental health speakers in the country, co-authoring Behind Happy Faces: Taking Charge of Your Mental Health - A Guide for Young Adults.[8] and creating a mental health curriculum also titled Behind Happy Faces.[9] The curriculum is being used by over 200,000 students across the country.[10] Behind Happy Faces Mental Health Curriculum received the 2016 Excellence in Education Award from the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors.[11] In 2020 Szabo authored A Kids Book About Anxiety, published by Penguin Random House and distributed worldwide. [12]

Szabo's work at Geffen Academy at UCLA is to create a comprehensive mental health curriculum that follows the milestones of adolescent development for grades 6–12.[13]

Szabo was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 16.[14] As a senior at Northampton Senior High School in Northampton, PA, he was hospitalized for attempting to take his own life.[15] He started talking about his experiences with bipolar disorder and the issues he faced during his senior year.[16] After numerous struggles, Szabo graduated from American University in 2002.[17] Szabo received an MA in Educational Psychology from Ball State University in 2018. He is a blogger for the Huffington Post[18] and a returned Peace Corps Volunteer having served in Botswana from 2010 to 2012.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ross Szabo. Geffen Academy. en. 2019-06-22.
  2. Web site: Stigma-Free UC webinar Wednesday: What is mental health awareness and what can we do better?. en-US. 2019-06-22.
  3. Web site: Who We Are. 2014-02-05. Human Power Project. en-US. 2019-06-22.
  4. Web site: Though No One is Normal. Active Minds. en-US. 2019-06-22.
  5. Web site: Active Minds Acquires Mental Health Speakers Bureau from the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign. Active Minds. en-US. 2019-06-22.
  6. Web site: Where Are They Now?. 2010-02-01. bpHope.com. en-US. 2019-06-22.
  7. Web site: Congressional Record. www.congress.gov. 2019-06-22.
  8. Web site: Ross Szabo Campus Wide Presentation. Stewart. Sarah. LiveWell, University of California at San Diego. https://web.archive.org/web/20110902063542/http://wellness.ucsd.edu/RossSzabostudent.shtml. September 2, 2011. dead. October 25, 2011.
  9. Web site: Behind Happy Faces Curriculum Training Counseling & Psychological Services Oregon State University. 2015-01-28. Counseling & Psychological Services. en. 2019-06-22.
  10. Web site: Experience. imis.tridelta.org. 2019-06-22.
  11. Web site: Behind Happy Faces receives Excellence in Educational Programming…. Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity. en-US. 2019-06-22.
  12. Book: Szabo, Ross . Ross Szabo . 2020 . A Kids Book About Anxiety .
  13. Web site: Newly opened Geffen Academy promotes mental, physical wellness. dailybruin.com. en. 2019-06-22.
  14. Web site: Northampton graduate discusses mental illness ** Ross Szabo returns to his alma mater as part of his quest to raise teen awareness of condition.. Call. SONIA CSENCSITS Of The Morning. themorningcall.com. 19 March 2001 . en-US. 2019-06-22.
  15. Web site: Northampton graduate discusses mental illness ** Ross Szabo returns to his alma mater as part of his quest to raise teen awareness of condition.. Call. SONIA CSENCSITS Of The Morning. themorningcall.com. 19 March 2001 . en-US. 2019-06-22.
  16. Web site: Northampton graduate discusses mental illness ** Ross Szabo returns to his alma mater as part of his quest to raise teen awareness of condition.. Call. SONIA CSENCSITS Of The Morning. themorningcall.com. 19 March 2001 . en-US. 2019-06-22.
  17. Web site: Ross Szabo, Keynote Speaker. 2016-04-29. Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc.. en-US. 2019-06-22.
  18. Web site: Ross Szabo HuffPost. www.huffpost.com. en. 2019-06-22.
  19. Web site: Two Bags, Two Years: The End of Peace Corps Service. Szabo. Ross. Project. ContributorCEO Human Power. 2012-06-19. HuffPost. en. 2019-06-22.

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