About
Sam Young founded RestVest in 2020 after he was inspired to create a product that could help his generation deal with mental health issues. He created the RestVest through a local business program for young entrepreneurs and sought to create a vest that utilized deep pressure therapy to help those who suffer from stress and anxiety but was camouflaged to look less like a medical device and more like a piece of clothing.
As the pandemic started to become part of our everyday lives and Sam realized the simple act of going to school or a large event could create stress and anxiety, Sam leaned into RestVest and has worked at the national level with the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and Civics Unplugged and locally with his high school and area schools to advocate for adolescent mental health awareness.
RestVest has become a part of the “Take a Pause Initiative”, a social emotional learning program which has reached over 3,000 students with multiple international ambassadors from Nigeria, Australia, Mexico, and across the United States.
As the pandemic started to become part of our everyday lives and Sam realized the simple act of going to school or a large event could create stress and anxiety, Sam leaned into RestVest and has worked at the national level with the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and Civics Unplugged and locally with his high school and area schools to advocate for adolescent mental health awareness.
RestVest has become a part of the “Take a Pause Initiative”, a social emotional learning program which has reached over 3,000 students with multiple international ambassadors from Nigeria, Australia, Mexico, and across the United States.
