Featured Story: Kate

Featured Story: Kate

“Last winter, [I began to feel] things that I didn’t realize I could feel, that were hard to identify. I felt like I was trapped. I didn’t want to go to bed at night because I had to wake up and do it again. I felt like my personality went away for a...
What is Community Mobilization?

What is Community Mobilization?

Community mobilization efforts focus on empowering community members to take action toward change. Community mobilization furthers the Community Plan by facilitating or supporting programs, events and collaborative outreach efforts that create efficient ways for the...
Shades of Support

Shades of Support

This school year was eventful for the Zero Reasons Why campaign in Johnson County, Kan., highlighted by trips to Iola and Topeka, Kan., several in-school events, Teen Council meetings and two Community Mental Health Convenings. Throughout the busy year, one consistent...
Featured Story: Marc

Featured Story: Marc

“I want to be a voice and ally to people that are hurting, who see that there are no resources for them. A lot of kids don’t have parents to go to or don’t have resources that are reliable.

 Being Hispanic and Latino, the stigmas we face in our...