Mental Health Advocacy Institute
A leadership opportunity for college students who are passionate about mental health advocacy for their campus.
Are you a college student who wants to make a difference on your campus?
The Mental Health Advocacy Institute is a paid leadership opportunity open to current college students at any U.S. college or university. Participants will gain valuable knowledge about advocacy and key current mental health issues in higher education.
Guided by Active Minds’ Senior Manager of Higher Education and Policy Manager, participants in the virtual Mental Health Advocacy Institute will learn how to develop and implement comprehensive mental health advocacy action plans tailored to their campus environments. This paid advocacy leadership program provides participants with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to create impactful, institution-wide mental health initiatives that foster inclusive, supportive environments for all students, with a special focus on BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities.
By the end of the semester, participants will develop a tailored mental health advocacy action plan focused on a specific issue that they will implement on their campus.
Apply to the Institute
Applications are now CLOSED for the Fall 2024 cohort of the Mental Health Advocacy Institute. Please check back in Spring 2025 for updates on applying to future cohorts.
You are a current college or university student. You have an interest in mental health advocacy and are eager to become a changemaker in your school and community.
The institute will take place virtually starting in Spring 2025.
The curriculum will include providing you with tools and resources to start your mental health advocacy career on your college or university campus. You will have the opportunity to build your foundational knowledge of mental health advocacy which includes understanding mental health advocacy, education, awareness, policy, and equity. You will learn from people making changes across the country, campus mental health leaders, and other student leaders who have been successful mental health champions leading mental health change in their schools.
Yes, Active Minds has partnered with organizations and mental health policy experts like GENUp, Young Invincibles, and The National Collaborative for Transformative Youth Policy (TYP Collaborative).