MHA’s 2022 mPower Award goes to Sam Gerry. Sam is a 20-year-old rising junior at Bates College in Lewiston, ME. He's the co-founder of Kick It for a Cause, Inc., a charity kickball tournament turned nonprofit organization supporting suicide prevention. Additionally, Sam is an undergraduate research assistant at The Hamilton Lab, researching teen mental health, including social media, sleep, and suicide prevention. He is also the Council Lead at Unsinkable Youth, a member of the National Center for the Prevention of Youth Suicide's Youth Advisory Board, and is a Telosity Youth Ambassador.
