About Our Children’s Mental Health Community Speakout

Watch a recording of the Campaign for Healthy Minds, Healthy Kids Statewide Community Speakout on Children’s Mental Health as we mobilize to support our deeply under-resourced mental and behavioral health system.

At our event, you’ll hear from advocates, caregivers, youth, service providers and state leaders to call on New York State to make the needed changes and investments that prioritize children, youth and families amid decades of chronic disinvestment in the children’s behavioral health system.

By Watching Our Community Speakout, You Will:

• Learn about the mental health crisis impacting children, youth, and families
• Meet the Healthy Minds, Healthy Campaign organizers, youth and parents like you who are leading this movement
• Advocate with us on policies that will address our mental health srisis
• Take Action by contacting your state leaders

Speakers Include

• Nura Anwar| Parent, Advocate, and HMHK Youth/Caregiver Council Member
• Faith Beaty | Parent, Advocate, and HMHK Youth/Caregiver Council Member
• Tamara Begel | Parent, Advocate, and HMHK Youth/Caregiver Council Member
• Alice Bufkin | Associate Executive Director for Policy & Advocacy at Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York
• Preem Cabey | Advocate and HMHK Youth/Caregiver Council Leader
• Brad Hansen | Public Policy Director at Families Together in New York State
• Christina Hauptman | Parent, Advocate, and HMHK Youth/Caregiver Council Member
• Steve Gonyea | Parent, Advocate, and HMHK Youth/Caregiver Council Member
• John Kastan | Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at The Jewish Board
• Bethany Morgan | Parent, Advocate, and HMHK Youth/Caregiver Council Member
• Carlos F. Rosales | Senior Community Engagement Associate at Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York
• Cathy Salazar | Parent, Advocate, and HMHK Youth/Caregiver Council Member
• Diane Tanner | Parent, Advocate, and HMHK Youth/Caregiver Council Leader

Learn how you can join our movement as champions fighting to ensure youth and families receive the critical support they need to end our mental health crisis and make a future where children and families can grow and thrive.