{"id":24821,"date":"2025-10-15T17:09:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T22:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/?page_id=24821"},"modified":"2025-10-30T14:43:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:43:34","slug":"team-changing-minds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/es\/support\/team-changing-minds\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Changing Minds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Empowering Youth Mental Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re proud to partner with Team: Changing Minds to support youth mental wellbeing \u2014 especially among young men. We do this through early intervention, peer connection and mental health education.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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What Is Team: Changing Minds?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

En Team: Changing Minds<\/a> initiative helps young people across the U.S. thrive. It trains trusted peers and adults to recognize signs of mental health and substance use challenges, and connect youth to care. Launched in 2022, it is a partnership among the National Council for Mental Wellbeing<\/a>, Futures Without Violence<\/a>, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America<\/a> and founding investor Harry\u2019s<\/a>. Its work centers on early action \u2014 before a challenge becomes a crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Why Youth Mental Health Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Young people are facing a rise in mental health challenges \u2014 and early support makes a critical difference. That\u2019s why our work with Team: Changing Minds focuses on education, connection and prevention with Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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10.2<\/o-anim-count>%<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

of youth will be diagnosed with a substance use disorder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1 in 6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

U.S. youth experience a mental disorder each year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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of mental illnesses begin by age 14.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nuestro impacto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Through our partnership, the National Council has awarded over 80 Youth MHFA Instructor scholarships to adults who work to advance the Team: Changing Minds mission. These leaders host MHFA trainings on behalf of Team: Changing Minds, helping people in their communities to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Recognize youth mental health challenges:<\/strong> Spotting the signs of anxiety, depression, ADHD and more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Respond to mental health crises:<\/strong> Understanding how to best support youth who are facing mental health struggles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Connect youth with resources:<\/strong> Guiding them to professional help and other sources of support where they live.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Address key issues:<\/strong> Exploring the impacts of trauma, substance use, social media and bullying on youth mental health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n


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