Explore Our Sessions! Attend 1 or all 8!
Session 1—We Are the Champions! (My Youth Champion Framework)
Youth Champions will explore how they developed their adult: youth engagement perspective and practices and what it means to be a Youth Champion
Session 2—The Stress Test
Youth Champions will explore the stressors that impact their engagement with youth
Session 3—Their Guide on the Side
Youth Champions will learn how to encourage safe and helpful behaviors in youth that will inspire trust and healthy adult: youth relationships
Session 4—An Ear, A Hand, A Voice
Youth Champions will be introduced to the steps of active listening including conversations with youth, peers, family that are in need of emotional support and resources
Session 5—Show Up, Show Out! (How We Show Up as Adults for Youth)
Youth Champions will explore self-perception vs. youth perception and practice discerning the two.
Session 6—No Shame in our Mental Health Game
Youth Champions will be introduced to the social and cultural origins of mental health shame, stigma especially as it relates to communities including Black, Latinx, and Indigenous populations
Session 7— State of Mind: Youth Mental Health 101
Youth Champions will become familiar with the most common behavioral health conditions that impact youth
Session 8— The 1 Hour Advocate! (Advocating for School Mental Health)
Youth Champions will be introduced to the skills of co-building a school mental health advocacy campaign with you as leaders and partners