At a time when 45% of high school students report persistent feelings of hopelessness and there’s been a 62% increase in youth suicide, we cannot be bystanders. That’s why we are teaming up with Pinterest and AmeriCorps to launch the country’s first Youth Mental Health Corps. Leveraging the power of national service, the Corps is a multi-sector, state-led effort that will recruit, train, and deploy young people to help their peers access support and resources. It’s an innovative program that puts young people at the heart of the solution to address the national shortage of mental-health practitioners while simultaneously creating career pathways for entry-level candidates interested in the field.

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