Youth-Led Mental Health Awareness Project

Join us Saturday, February 28th, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at PCC SE Campus for a powerful afternoon of hope and healing for youth and young adults, ages 14-35. Be part of the movement to end the stigma. Listen to a young adult panel, participate in creative self-care activities, and have fun!

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Participants will gain information and strategies to support mental health and have fun along the way! The event will feature a panel of young adults discussing resiliency, access to mental health care and resources, and how the community can show up for people with mental health challenges. This will be followed by a wellness fair with interactive activities at each table.

  • Shaping and smashing clay to release your fears.

  • Drawing an emotion you are feeling.

  • Painting rocks to reduce anxiety.

  • And more!

event details

Saturday, February 28th, 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Mount Tabor Hall, PCC Southeast Campus
3205 SE 82nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97216
Refreshments provided

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Project Background

In August 2025, NAMI Multnomah was awarded a grant from the National Alliance on Mental Illness to engage a group of young people (ages 16-25) with lived experience in a youth-led project to raise awareness of mental health issues. The grant goal is for the group to design and implement a community event to address a mental health issue they identify. Since then, we have recruited a remarkable group of young people (pictured below). Together, they successfully completed a series of training sessions focused on culturally competent mental health care, youth leadership in action, supporting mental health in educational settings, reducing stigma, building communities, and understanding mental health policy and legislation.

In a recent meeting, the group discussed important mental health issues affecting their community and brainstormed ways to address these concerns through a community event. They will reconvene in December to plan the event and outline the necessary steps to bring their vision to fruition. We look forward to sharing their plans with you early next year. The event will take place in February 2026.

Pictured from left to right: Mica Dorfman, Cing Hoih, Gina Hilstorm, Aubrianna McPherson, Xavier Juarez, Nova Millard, Dion Michaels, and Benji Englehardt. Evelin Carmona and Jackie Anderson Ryan were on Zoom.

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Questions?

Please contact Lily Brodrick, Communications & Program Coordinator, at lbrodrick@namimultnomah.org or 971-429-3629.