Stories of Impact
Rebirthday Stories
At Youth MOVE National, we are celebrating over 25 years of powerful youth-led and driven work!
In celebration, listen with us as youth advocates across our network share their REBirthday stories. These are stories about community, empowerment, and the power of peer support!
We also invite you to reflect on your REbirthday Story! Think about a moment when you felt empowered, like your voice and choice mattered, where you had full self-agency and determination, what did that moment mean to you? Was it powerful and if so how? How did it affect your life?
Now, think about community. How is having peers in your life powerful? Was there a time when you felt like you didn’t have community, and if so, how did that make you feel? How did it affect your life when you did find your peers?
Your stories are important, your stories matter, and your stories truly have the power to change and save lives by Motivating Others through your Voice of Experience!
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Investing Early: Strengthening State Policies to Support Infant and Toddler Mental Health
Youth MOVE National's work often focuses on youth mental health and wellbeing, but we must remember that mental health starts in the earliest years of life. Supporting infant and toddler mental health offers one of the most cost-effective, evidence-based strategies for building thriving communities. In this... -
Chapter Quest 2025 – Impact Spotlight
This summer, Youth MOVE National’s Chapter Services Team launched a competition exclusively for our Chapters! Chapters completed activities and submitted them for letters to create the ‘Word of the Month’. The goal of Chapter Quest was to create a fun way to win funds, increase... -
Through My Reality: A Personal Perspective on the Harm Caused to Those Who Experience Voices and Visions, and the Hope Needed To Thrive
Written by Paige Martin (she/they) Read the PDF version of this blog here >> One of the most meaningful connections I’ve experienced came from a simple cat-stacking game. This game took place in an unexpected place, my local behavioral health unit. While I was being held involuntarily,... -
Youth Peer Support – Impact Spotlight
Interested in learning more about Youth Peer Support? Take a look at our recent impact spotlight, where we take a look at what Youth Peer Support is, why it matters, and learn more about YMN's 40-hour Peer Connect Youth Peer Support Training! This was...