7 Organizations Committed to Enhancing Youth Mental Health

1. On Our Sleeves:

• Mission: To reduce the stigma of mental health among young people.
• Approach: Offer evidence-based resources, such as guides and activities, to educate families and promote advocacy.
• Key Points: Collaborate with All the Feels program from GoNoodle to help young people manage their emotions.

2. The Trevor Project:

• Mission: To focus on suicide prevention and crisis response for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth specifically.
• Approach: Provide a crisis lifeline, online support, and advocate for school curricula that include suicide prevention modules.
• Key Points: Partner with the New York State Education Department to implement suicide prevention strategies.

3. Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress (CPTS):

• Mission: To provide trauma-focused treatment for children who have experienced stress due to medical care.
• Approach: Develop assessments and interventions for healthcare professionals who interact with children.
• Key Points: Develop the Pediatric Psychosocial Preventative Health Model to address medical trauma in children.

4. The Steve Fund:

• Mission: To advocate for the mental health of young people of color.
• Approach: Support mental health programs, enhance campus services, and foster competency within families and organizations.
• Key Points: Introduce Equity in Mental Health on Campus initiative to institutions.

5. We R Native:

• Mission: To empower Native youth with healthy living resources.
• Approach: Offer mental health and cultural education, including initiatives like IndigiLove campaign.
• Key Points: Employ art forms such as poetry and filmmaking for self-care and mental health management amidst indigenous youth.

6. Annie E. Casey Foundation:

• Mission: To collaborate, research, and support policies that improve the lives of children and families.
• Approach: Conduct research, grant awards, and advocate for policies that improve lives.
• Key Points: Focus on juvenile justice reforms and community mental health clinics for youth in court systems.

7. Child Mind Institute:

• Mission: To provide educational resources for children and families facing mental health or learning disabilities.
• Approach: Train educators, conduct research for treatments, and share data with the scientific community.
• Key Points: Create Healthy Brain Network project for data collection.