Last week, Alysa Bainbridge, Miss Pennsylvania 2022, visited students at Downingtown Area School District for National Bullying Prevention Month, according to a staff report from The Daily Local News. 

Bainbridge visited both Lionville and Downingtown middle schools where she led school-wide conversations on the harmful effects of bullying. 

“I wish I had someone come into my school when I was young who could relate to my experience and discuss how to build self-esteem and overcome the effects of bullying,” she said. 

She added that she is hoping “to teach students about the important connections between bullying and mental health.” 

Bainbridge, whose siblings struggled with mental illness growing up, uses her social impact initiative, “Tyler’s Triumph: The More Than Project,” to advocate for mental health and recovery. 

Read more about the visit in The Daily Local News.