Excused School Mental Health Days Progress
by: Mohammad Shedeed After writing a proclamation that recognized Teen Mental Health Day on May 23rd, throughout the Commonwealth of PA,...
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PA Youth Advocacy Network
- Dec 19, 2022
- 1 min
WESA: Baldwin-Whitehall student tells U.S. Senators that more money is needed for teens' mental heal
Brooklyn Williams, a past participant in the PA Youth Advocacy Network's Teen Mental Health Advocacy Series, took to the floor of a U.S....
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PA Youth Advocacy Network
- Nov 30, 2022
- 1 min
PA Youth Advocacy Leader Luna Plaza Receives YWCA Equity Award
Luna Plaza, a former youth leader of the PA Youth Advocacy Network, recently received the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh's 2022 Emerging Leader...
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PA Youth Advocacy Network
- Oct 31, 2022
- 1 min
PA Youth Advocacy Network in the News: Post-Gazette Op-Ed, Interview in Public Source
On Oct. 7, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published the op-ed "Violence traumatizes teens. Here's one answer" by Colleen O. Fedor of The...
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PA Youth Advocacy Network
- Oct 30, 2022
- 1 min
PA Youth Advocacy Network Members Attend Our Future in Mind Leadership Training
Five PA Youth Advocacy student leaders were accepted into the Our Future in Mind: Local Edition training program this month, including...
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weidenboerner
- Aug 31, 2022
- 1 min
Youth Leader Speaks at Global Alliance Panel about JHF’s Youth Mental Health Advocacy and Action
Alekhya Buragadda, a youth advocate with the Jewish Healthcare Foundations' PA Youth Advocacy Network, participated in "Supporting...
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weidenboerner
- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
Film Screening Sparks and Continues Conversation about Teen Mental Health
Fifty percent of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14, and 75 percent by age 24, according to the National Alliance on Mental...
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weidenboerner
- Jun 29, 2022
- 1 min
PA Youth Advocacy Network Successes Highlighted at Recent Conferences
The PA Youth Advocacy Network's efforts to increase awareness of teen mental health issues and inspire young people across Pennsylvania...
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PA Youth Advocacy Network
- May 30, 2022
- 2 min
PA Youth Advocacy Network Unites Activists for Mental Health Awareness Month
The PA Youth Advocacy Network recognized the month of May as Mental Health Awareness Month with several youth-centered events. Since...
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PA Youth Advocacy Network
- Mar 28, 2022
- 2 min
2022 Teen Mental Health Advocacy Series Culminates in Action Plan Presentations
On March 23, the inaugural Teen Mental Health Advocacy Series hosted by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) and the PA Youth Advocacy...
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PA Youth Advocacy Network
- Feb 24, 2022
- 2 min
2022 Teen Mental Health Advocacy Series Begins
In February, the Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) and the PA Youth Advocacy Network began the inaugural 2022 Teen Mental Health...
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PA Youth Advocacy Network
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
Youth Advocates Connor Dalgaard and Luna Plaza Call for Teens to Join Mental Health Cause
Over the past year, youth mental health advocates Connor Dalgaard and Luna Plaza have been important leaders in the PA Youth Advocacy...
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PA Youth Advocacy Network
- Oct 28, 2021
- 1 min
PA Youth Advocacy Presents During Community Outreach Events
Members of the PA Youth Advocacy Network were busy conducting outreach events across Pennsylvania in October. This comes as the Network...
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PA Youth Advocacy Network
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
JHF Sponsors Art Show Featuring Local Teens’ Work on Pandemic, Mental Health
The Jewish Healthcare Foundation was pleased to support a teen art exhibition, hosted by local partners The Second Floor at the JCC, the...
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PA Youth Advocacy Network
- Jun 29, 2021
- 2 min
Youth Filmmakers Explore Mental Health in JHF-Funded Pitt Research Project
The Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) funded and supported a University of Pittsburgh research project to create a series of films on...
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PA Youth Advocacy Network
- May 27, 2021
- 3 min
May 23 Declared Teen Mental Health Awareness Day in Pennsylvania and City of Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh City Council and Governor Tom Wolf officially declared May 23, 2021 as Teen Mental Health Awareness Day in the City of...
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PA Youth Advocacy Network
- Apr 29, 2021
- 2 min
JHF Teen Mental Health Panel Features Youth Voices
Five youth advocates spoke as panelists for the Dan Miller Disability and Mental Health Summit. On April 12, the PA Youth Advocacy...
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PA Youth Advocacy Network
- Jan 29, 2021
- 1 min
Youth Advocate Wins PA NAMI Award
The PA Youth Advocacy Network is pleased to share that youth advocate Abby Rickin-Marks has been chosen as the recipient of the NAMI...
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PA Youth Advocacy Network
- Jun 30, 2020
- 2 min
Youth Advocates Ramp Up Action as Summer Begins
The school year may be ending, but the Jewish Healthcare Foundation's (JHF) Youth Advocacy Network members aren't slowing down anytime...
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PA Youth Advocacy Network
- May 28, 2020
- 2 min
Youth Advocates Expand Activities for Mental Health Awareness Month
Abby Rickin-Marks facilitating the conversation with State Senator Lindsey Williams from her home. Students from the JHF's Youth Advocacy...
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