{"id":18571,"date":"2023-09-19T20:02:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T20:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebmsproject.org\/staging\/?page_id=18571"},"modified":"2026-07-25T21:54:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T21:54:37","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thebmsproject.org\/staging\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18571\" class=\"elementor elementor-18571\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba24082 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba24082\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-116ccb1\" data-id=\"116ccb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b678de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b678de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebmsproject.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/About-Us-Banner.jpg?fit=1275%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18573\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebmsproject.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/About-Us-Banner.jpg?w=1275&amp;ssl=1 1275w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebmsproject.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/About-Us-Banner.jpg?resize=300%2C73&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebmsproject.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/About-Us-Banner.jpg?resize=1024%2C248&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebmsproject.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/About-Us-Banner.jpg?resize=768%2C186&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebmsproject.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/About-Us-Banner.jpg?resize=600%2C145&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45bf2c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45bf2c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b537db\" data-id=\"1b537db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59e9e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59e9e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OVERVIEW<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa559f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0fa559f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e2185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30e2185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>theBMSproject was founded in 2022 subsequent to the onset of the Covid pandemic.\u00a0 It initially was formed to contribute to mental health awareness and suicide prevention for teens.\u00a0 In 2023, theBMSproject&#8217;s scope of activity was broadened to include the safety and well-being of athletes of all ages and their families.\u00a0 In 2024 a program was introduced for early adolescents; 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