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    This project has allowed me to collaborate with others in my community I wouldn’t have ever talked to otherwise. I joined to have a fun time and learn about mental health and this project has allowed me to do both of these things. ~ Sienna

    YOUTH-LED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS

    mindyourmind will be working in communities across Canada, engaging with young people to provide the space for them to harness their power and lived experience, co-creating tools that support mental health and wellness. We accomplish this through open and inclusive Design Labs, held in-person and online. The youthexperts project inspires young people to thrive, build skills, and create meaningful coping tools for themselves and their peers.

    1. Mental Health

    We are passionate about reducing stigma and bringing awareness to our global community about mental health and wellness.

    2. Youth Participation

    We understand that young people have the expertise, experience, and excitement to drive community change. Youth are the experts and need a platform to express themselves.

    3. Leadership

    We believe in building up our young people and do this by empowering youth to take the lead with their projects, and becoming leaders in their communities.

    4. SKILL DEVELOPMENT

    Young people are given the opportunity to develop their skills in: event planning, facilitation, grant writing and fundraising, marketing, evaluation, and more! We want our young people to have transferable skills to bring forward into their lives.

    5. SOCIAL CHANGE

    Some of the most passionate advocates are young people themselves. By leveraging their skills and assets they can address social issues and create the change they want to see.

    HEATHER

    DIRECTOR

    SIMRAN

    Youth Liaison

    JOSHUA

    RESEARCH & EVALUATION LEAD

    CAROLYN

    CURRICULUM DEVELOPER

    Kyle

    graphic & WEB DEsigner
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    MICHELLE

    CREATIVE LEAD

    SCARLETT

    Engagement, Partnership Coordinator

    ELORA

    BE SAFE COORDINATOR
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    about mindyourmind

    mindyourmind exists in the space where mental health, wellness, engagement and technology meet. We work with young people aged 14-29 to co-create interactive tools and innovative resources to build capacity and resilience.

    We do this through our Design Studio model, in which young people work directly with facilitators, content experts, and designers to brainstorm, design, and develop our projects. Our goals are to promote wellness, reduce the stigma around mental health, and increase access to community supports, both professional and peer-based.

    At mindyourmind, young people are valued as experts in their own experience and choose to engage in whichever way makes sense for them. Youth are involved in everything that we do, every step of the way. We explore, co-create and prototype using iterative cycles that involve youth and adult partners to discuss and design what matters to them in mental health.

    The organization operates like a family. I have always felt valued and supported, and they have inspired me to value and support others in the same way. I have developed many meaningful and reciprocal relationships from this organization. ~ Oline

    Everything we do originates through interaction with youth and the professionals who serve them. Working alongside young people, every actor in the system has the potential to make meaningful change in how we conceptualize and ensure the mental well-being of Canadian youth. mindyourmind impacts systems change by increasing the capacity of young people to reach out, get help and give help through the use of technology, engagement and research-informed innovation.