Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing

11/10/2025

This month, we had the honor of attending the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health Auxiliaries Endowment Luncheon, to celebrate the Endowment’s impact on our peer mentoring program.

In a fireside chat with Dr. Mary Leonard, Chief of Pediatrics for Stanford Medicine, our Program Director, Vicki and Youth Leader, Katy shared how a gift from the Endowment two years ago helped propel ’s efforts to support youth navigating today’s digital world.

We’re deeply grateful to the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health and the Auxiliaries Endowment for their support and dedication to our work. 💚✨

10/27/2025

✨ Now recruiting for the 2025-26 Center Youth Collective (C*C)! ✨

To uplift youth voice in our Center’s initiatives, we are inviting young people ages 16-25 to be a part of the C*C Youth Advisory Group.

As an advisor, you will have the opportunity to provide feedback, guidance, and direction to our Center’s initiatives, which currently includes: , Media and Mental Health, School Mental Health, Early Psychosis, and Indigenous Youth Wellbeing. Learn more about our Center's initiatives: tinyurl.com/stanford-cymhw

If you are passionate about youth mental health, we encourage you to apply! Applications are due Friday, November 14. 🗓️

Visit tinyurl.com/C*C2026 to learn more and apply.

10/10/2025

reminds us why our work matters.💚🌎

At our Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing, we’re committed to making supportive mental health care accessible for all youth.

Young people today face extraordinary change, and with it, an unprecedented need for wellness and mental health support. By centering youth voices, increasing access, and expanding awareness, we’re creating a model to help young people navigate the transition into adulthood and realize their full potential.

With support from youth and community partners, we are making an impact in integrated care, school mental health, Indigenous youth wellbeing, media and mental health, su***de prevention and postvention, and early psychosis.

Visit the link in our bio to learn more and subscribe to our newsletter for updates and ways to get involved.

Today and every day, let’s champion mental health for all young people so they may thrive.💫

09/10/2025

📣We are pleased to announce the 2025-26 School-based Mental Health ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) series, launching this month! This ECHO series aims to improve the capacity of school mental health providers and educational partners to implement effective models and clinical support for student mental health and wellness. Learn more: tinyurl.com/school-mh-echo

This FREE, virtual series will take place on Thursdays from 12 pm to 1:15pm via Zoom! Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits are available for participants.

🌟The first session will be on Thursday, September 25, focusing on “The Role of Mental Health Screenings in Promoting Early Identification and Support for Students.” We are excited to welcome speakers from Mental Health America and What’s Up Wellness, who will explore key factors in implementing screenings, highlight the benefits and challenges of school-based mental health screenings, and feature a California-based screening effort focused on promoting early identification.

We would love for you to join us! Register by September 25! Visit tinyurl.com/register-school-echo-2025-26.

08/21/2025

Summer may be wrapping up, but our work is in full swing! ☀️💚 Here’s a look at what’s happening at our Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing:

- Youth advisors presented on the importance of youth voice at the Jon E. Nadherny Memorial Youth Symposium and the 45th Annual California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth (CMHACY) Conference.
- StrengthIn.Youth guide is nearly complete; the Adult Guide is in early draft stages with youth consultant support.
- NEW Native American Youth Mental Health ECHO independent learning resources are now available.
- launched its Training of Trainers program and continued workshops in the community, including at the Tech-X summer program.
- The Reporting Responsibly on Campus Su***de (RROCS) team is recruiting youth volunteers! Applications due Friday, Aug 22.

Upcoming:
- The School-based Mental Health ECHO 2025–26 series launches this fall! Register at iecho.org.
- Dr. Ideen Kiafar joins Dr. Apurva Bhatt to support students and families in the Redwood City School District.

We are grateful for the continued collaboration with youth, partners, and community members as we work hard to uplift and support youth mental health during this critical time.

Learn more and find ways to support our programs and initiatives via the links in our bio! 💫

08/08/2025

Our Center recently had the pleasure of hosting Jason Trethowan, CEO of ! 🧠💚

We had a packed few days with Jason, showing him the work we are doing across our Center initiatives, specifically , the integrated youth services model that was inspired and informed by headspace Australia. We have been grateful for many years of partnership with Jason and headspace.

One of the highlights of the visit was having staff from the Central allcove Team, who support the allcove initiative, join Jason for tours of two allcove centers (allcove Sacramento and allcove San Mateo).

We also appreciate the time Jason spent with youth advisors from our Center Youth Collective and allcove. They were grateful for the opportunity to connect and learn from Jason, who brings years of experience leading the youth mental health services and programs provided by headspace Australia. Our youth valued his interest in hearing directly from young people and understanding how youth voice shapes our Center’s programs. ✨

It was a meaningful experience to host Jason, gain insights from the headspace model, share the work we are doing, and spotlight the young people leading the way. Thanks for coming Jason! 🙌

08/07/2025

📰 Passionate about mental health and the media? Join the RROCS Project as a youth volunteer!

What is RROCS? Reporting Responsibly on Campus Su***de (RROCS) is a youth-led project that uplifts the unique role of student journalists in covering mental health and su***de in campus settings. The RROCS Guide, a youth-developed, evidence-based resource, offers guidelines and education for covering campus su***de and promoting wellness after a crisis. 📚🧠

We’re looking for youth ages 16–25 to lead educational advocacy efforts that promote safe, responsible media messaging around mental health and su***de prevention.

Responsibilities may include:
- Leading educational workshops and presentations
- Building public awareness of RROCS
- Updating RROCS guidelines as new research becomes available

This is a one-year commitment, starting in September 2025.

Ready to make an impact? Apply by Friday, August 22: tinyurl.com/RROCS-application-2025

04/14/2025

Interested in learning more about our Center’s work? Subscribe to our newsletter!

Be the first to receive updates on our resources, events, and initiatives that support youth mental health and wellbeing, including:
・allcove™ integrated care centers
・School and community partnerships
・Native American youth mental health
・Media and mental health
・Early psychosis
・Su***de prevention and postvention

Plus, learn about the impactful contributions of youth and the vital role their voices play in shaping our work.

📩 Sign up today! Visit tinyurl.com/CYMHW-newsletter.

04/07/2025

Our Center’s Director, Dr. Steven Adelsheim, is honored to be attending ! Hosted by Mindful Philanthropy, this event brings together leaders to address the growing global mental health crisis through strategic philanthropy, cross-sector collaboration, and systemic transformation.

The event will take place April 8-10 with Dr. Adelsheim presenting on Thursday, April 10 from 9:00 - 9:40 am. Join him for a discussion on "Implementing What Works from Policy to Practice."

Learn more: mindfulphilanthropy.org/accelerate-learn-more

03/14/2025

Congratulations to allcove for hosting a successful conference! We love to see the incredible and inspiring work the allcove network is doing to revolutionize youth mental health.🧠✨

Check it out for yourself ⤵️

From February 28 to March 1, allcove center staff, community partners from the 11 allcove centers statewide, leaders from the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission and the California Youth and Behavioral Health Initiative, the Central allcove Team, and over 90 youth came...

01/23/2025

Applications are now open for the Indigenous-Focused Psychologist/Psychiatrist position!

This role will support Indigenous-focused behavioral health programs within the Department of Psychiatry, including our Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing (CYMHW), as well as provide clinical services to Indigenous identifying undergraduate and graduate students through Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) at the Vaden Student Health Center.

Learn more and apply: tinyurl.com/Indigenous-clinical-position

01/15/2025

📣 The first School-based Mental Health ECHO session of 2025 is today at 2:30pm!

Today's session will focus on 'Guiding School-based Mental Health Practitioners,' highlighting common clinical roles in school-based mental health settings and sharing strategies on how they can work collaboratively to support student mental health.

The session will feature Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Dr. Apurva Bhatt, who works with psychiatric clinical fellows in school settings and a partner counselor in the Redwood City School District.

Register for the Zoom link: https://stanford.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=5&EID=49104.