Changing the Mental Health Narrative for Kids OUR KIDS’ MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS MANIFEST IN WAYS THAT MANY PEOPLE IN OUR SOCIETY SEE SIMPLY AS DELINQUENCY, CONDUCT PROBLEMS, OR “BEHAVIORAL” By Habeebah R. Grimes, Chief Executive Officer For many people, the idea of mental health care evokes images of an adult or child sitting in
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Perceptions of Racism Among Young People at PEP NO ONE LIKES BEING TALKED DOWN TO. IT HURTS. IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT MIGHT FEEL LIKE, MAYBE YOU WOULD STOP. Contributed by Habeebah R. Grimes, with input from PEP Day Treatment Center Students Amplifying the Youth Voice as a Part of CACE I’m proud to
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There is Hope: Unsung Black Female Suffragists OUR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE NARRATIVE MATTERS. IT HELPS US APPRECIATE OUR VALUE AND OUR INFLUENCE. Contributed by Seneca Franklin, Intake Support Specialist, PEP Connections Finding My Voice I never quite understood the importance and the magnitude of my voice — my right to vote — until I began
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A Ray of Hope for Multi-System Involved Youth: The Real World Promise of OhioRISE DURING HER YOUNG LIFE, MARA ENDURED HOMELESSNESS, ABUSE, NEGLECT, FAMILY SEPARATION AND FOSTER CARE. Contributed by Deanna Moore, manager, communications In 1989, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation set out to discover ways to provide needed services to youth involved in multiple
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