Statement on Migrant Youth at the Border
In the wake of refugee and migrant families being separated from each other, mass deportations, and the deaths of children and youth while crossing the…
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Rockstar Winner Jacob Griffin Strives for Health Equity in the Education System
When Jacob received the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Equity, he worked with his local Youth MOVE Indiana chapter, served on the Indiana…
Rockstar Winner Em Mais Is Advocating for LGBTQ Youth with Disabilities
If you ever meet our Rockstar Awards 2018 Youth Advocate of the Year, they’ll be the first person to tell you they’re very upfront with…
What Youth MOVE Members Are Saying
Youth MOVE has opened up a myriad of opportunities for me. I testified before the Senate Health and Provider Services Committee at the Indiana State Capitol in support of a bill that established a State Suicide Prevention Coordinator and ensured that schools employ suicide-prevention policies.
Tyler
Youth MOVE Indiana
Youth MOVE gave me a support network of people I can relate to on an intimate and personal level. They get me. They understand having a mental health condition and trying to maintain a healthy well-being.
Amanda
Youth MOVE Virginia
I have been able to be myself, to be better than I was the day before. I have been able to become more of a leader and I’ve explored and traveled to different places and met new people.
Cameron
Youth MOVE North Carolina