Philadelphia 3rd Grader Honored For His Creative Way Of Celebrating Mental Health

Philadelphia PA

16 May, 2022

12:23 PM

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By Madeleine Wright, CBS Philadelphia May 16, 2022 May is Mental Health Awareness month and the Philadelphia School District is honoring one of its students for his creative way of celebrating mental health. Edrick Espinal-Pena is a third-grader at Anne Franke Elementary School in Bustleton. He created a poster showing two children playing, along with the message "You are not alone." He submitted it to the school district's poster contest for Children's Mental Health Awareness Week. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.