Mental Health Ambassador Program

2024 OUTCOMES

Mental illness is on the rise among Black and Brown children! The Mental Health Ambassador Program is a paid 12-week art-based program designed to enhance mental health and wellness awareness in Black and Brown communities. We focus on educating and empowering young adults to:

  • Increase their knowledge about mental illness and how it affects our lives, families, and community, especially when someone has experienced trauma.
  • Reduce stigma surrounding mental health.
  • Gain a better understanding of good mental health and mental illness.
  • Explore the root causes of mental illness.
  • Learn strategies for the treatment and prevention of mental illness.

At the end of the program, all participants conduct an in person awareness workshop addressing one of the five common causes affecting our mental health for the community.

  • Ambassadors: 23
  • Ambassador Hours spent over the 12- week program: 3000+ 
  • Volunteers: 25
  • 350+ Hours Volunteers Donated