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Addressing the youth mental health crisis: Practices for sharing and building power with youth leaders

It is time for action on the youth mental health crisis with youth as key leaders inside and outside formal institutions and organizations. Whether they are starting a collective, spearheading a…

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MHA CEO Schroeder Stribling stands with MHA's Youth Mental Health Leadership Council in front of a wintery background

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Designed to Fail

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A graphical image of the words "Designed to Fail" with a broken table and chair.

A graphical image of the words "Designed to Fail" with a broken table and broken chair.

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