Youth MOVE National Welcomes New Executive Director, Mark Saint Amour
Dear Youth Advocates, We are excited to announce that Mark Saint Amour (they/them/their) will be joining Youth MOVE National as its next Executive Director! Mark…
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Saying Goodbye to Johanna Bergan
Dear Youth MOVE Family, It has been a journey! The Youth MOVE National Board of Directors is preparing to announce and introduce our next Executive…
Celebrating a Youth Voice Champion: Kristin Thorp
This summer is filled with so much reflection and hopeful notions for the future of Youth MOVE National. As we honor where we have been…
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