An 8th grader works on a class project at Paw Paw Middle School on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Paw Paw, Michigan. An AP-NORC/MTV poll found that nearly half of U.S. teens said the pandemic has made it harder to be happy and maintain their mental health. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
Gen Z put mental health on the map. Let them lead in solving the crisis.
Michael D. Smith | May 23, 2024
We are facing a youth mental health crisis, with one in three high school students reporting persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. Together with Pinterest and the Schultz Family Foundation, AmeriCorps launched Youth Mental Health Corps to address this crisis head-on.
By Gaby Galvin
Morning Consult | Oct. 8, 2021
About 5,000 people will support coronavirus recovery in state and local public health departments, filling a need “more urgent than ever,” Karen Dahl says. Read more in Morning Consult.
By Talal Ansari
Wall Street Journal | Oct. 8, 2021
Public Health AmeriCorps, launched Wednesday, comes as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to strain public-health and healthcare systems and workers across the U.S. amid a fresh wave of infections. Read more in the Wall Street Journal. 🔒
Opinion by Elizabeth Young McNally
The Hill | Oct. 2, 2021
...young Americans work closely with teammates with meaningfully different lived experiences, serve in locations different from where they came, do work that is larger than self, and accomplish difficult feats. Read more in The Hill.
By Rachel Ramirez and Ella Nilsen
CNN | Sept. 28, 2021
Some lawmakers are advocating for the corps to be run through AmeriCorps, arguing that the program made the most sense to employ young people in short-term service jobs... Read more at CNN.com.
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