The Statewide Young Adult Leadership Council
This meeting is a safe space for young adults to come and have open discussions about topics such as mental health, advocacy, leadership, and coping strategies. We want to make sure the council where young adults can come as they are and make a space their own while discussing their goals, struggles and happy moments. There are very few requirements, young adults must be sixteen to thirty and have a mental illness or systems involvement. Allies are also welcome!
The council meets every second Saturday of the month
from 12-2 pm CST via zoom
For more information email amanda.anderson@tnvoices.org
Organizational Certified Young Adult Peer Support Specialist Training
The Certified Young Adult Peer Support Specialist Program can host organizational Certified Young Adult Peer Support Specialist training for programs with five or more Youth or Young Adults ages 18 through 30 interested in becoming a CYAPSS. The Youth and Young Adults must reside in Tennessee and have lived experience with and be in recovery from—or on a healing and wellness journey with—mental illness, substance use, or both for at least one year . If your organization is interested in receiving a Certified Young Adult Peer Support Specialist training, please click the link below to provide additional information, and we will reach out within 30 days. Please note that the Certified Young Adult Peer Support Specialist training is a 40-hour week-long training; however, scheduling accommodations for the training can be considered on case-by-case bases.
https://www.tn.gov/behavioral-health/mental-health-services/peers/cyapss.html
System Of Care Youth Councils
System of Care Youth Council is a youth-led national organization devoted to improving services and systems that support growth and development by uniting the voices of individuals who have lived experience in various systems including mental health, juvenile justice, education, and child welfare.
System of Care Youth Council consists of multiple councils made up of middle and high school students ages 10 to 16, statewide that work together to stomp out the stigma of mental health and raise awareness around youth issues. Councils consist of both students who do and do not have mental health diagnoses.
The councils advocate for youth rights and voice in mental health and the other systems that serve youth, for the purpose of empowering youth to be equal partners in the process of change.
TNV’s SOCAT Youth Engagement Specialists work together as coaches and mentors for youth councils by assisting in program development, activity planning, advocacy training, and youth/young adult leadership skills enhancement.
For more information email: youthmove@tnvoices.org
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