Child and Adolescent Mental Health Coalition
The Boston Child and Adolescent Mental Health Coalition, a program of the Boston Public Health Commission, will fund up to four neighborhood-based youth groups to participate in the Coalitions Spread the Word Campaign during the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 school year.
The Spread the Word Campaign has a simple message: Everyone deserves someone to talk to. The Campaign seeks to encourage openness and communication about mental health, thereby increasing the emotional wellness of youth and decreasing the stigma felt by youth about mental health concerns, including violence prevention, trauma, the impact of violence and substance abuse.
Spread the Word Campaign grants will provide support for neighborhood-based youth groups to increase their capacity to provide activities that promote the Coalitions messages for normalizing mental health issues within their programs by conducting innovative, youth-driven projects to support youth emotional wellness and mental health in their community. In addition, representatives from each group funded will come together to create a citywide Youth Advisory Group to provide guidance and input into the Campaign and the Coalition.
