Highlighting Chapters Engaging in Peer Support
There are 70 Youth MOVE chapters all across the U.S. and each one is focusing on the individual needs of their own community. Today we…
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Announcement: The Youth MOVE Change Initiative!
Youth MOVE National is excited to share that we have created a new program that will enhance and expand the peer support workforce. This program,…
What Helps, What Harms: Results of a National Survey
Written by: Kristin Thorp Depressive disorders are common among youth and young adults. In the United States, one in five youth will experience a mental…
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