Hopelab

🌟 Are you headed to #SOCAP2024? 👋 Be sure to say hi! Today, our Head of Investments, Erin Sietstra, will join a panel discussion about emerging mental health strategies from investors and innovators to drive a more equitable future. 👇

Teens and young adults — especially Black, Brown, and Queer young people — bring their own unique lived experiences to social media spaces and, as a result, have different experiences with the content and communities they find there. The new National Survey developed by Hopelab and Common Sense Media highlights that while social media continues to pose risks, it also plays a beneficial role in supporting the mental health and well-being of young people, especially those from marginalized communities. Hear from young people at #BHT2024 involved in the research and youth mental health advocates as they discuss the nuanced relationship young people have with social media, AI, and digital mental health tools. Learn about how Hopelab and Common Sense Media prioritized youth co-creation to develop the National Survey and the importance of creating policies at the federal and state levels that are developed together with young people using evidence that highlights their lived experience on these platforms. See you there on November 6th at 3:15pm. Register now: https://hubs.li/Q02W4Q4Q0

🌟 Become a Youth250 Advisor! 🌟 As the United States' 250th-anniversary nears, Made By Us and partners nationwide seek to bring 100 young adults from all walks of life together to build a team representing America's full diversity. Youth250 is a youth-powered initiative ensuring younger generations are included and represented in decisions about our nation's story. The Youth250 Bureau will be empowered to be experts advising nonprofits, government agencies, corporations, and cultural institutions nationwide. Learn more about becoming a Youth250 Advisor & share with your network! Applications due 11/9! 👇

⏰ The deadline to submit your Young Adult Relief Fund October applications is this Wed. October 30, 11:59 PM (PT)! 💰 $500 grants are still available for disabled filmmakers/screenwriters, ages 18 - 26, who live in L.A. county. Apply now (it's free): https://buff.ly/409IHCy

Will you be at the Behavioral Health Tech Conference November 5 - 7? Check out two panels featuring Hopelab’s Amy Green + Jayla Stokesberry and our Young Innovators in Behavioral Health awardees - Audrey W., Juan Acosta, Gael Aitor, Gloria Umanah, Demond Hill, Diana Chao, MBA, Angela Li-Mei Yong, Alejandra Gomez , Micah Reyes, CRRA, Andre Simms, Tessa Zimmerman, and Saanvi Arora! We will discuss: ✨ Understanding Young People's Nuanced Relationship with Social Media, AI, and Digital Mental Health Tools ✨ Access, Innovation, and Advocacy in the Digital Age ✨ Entertainment, Education, and Mental Health: Driving Change through Co-Designed Content ✨ Crisis to Empowerment: Youth-Centered Solutions to Shift the Deficit Narrative and Uplift Well-Being Learn more about the sessions: https://lnkd.in/gQwAirfA

💫 Be the change you want to see in the world 💫 🎬 A few of the #YIBH24 young leaders share their thoughts about the importance of empowering young people to use their voices and include them in the legislative process needed to create systems change. Learn more about the work of the 30 YIBH24 awardees: https://lnkd.in/g68F5sRd #youthmentalhealth #youthleadership #youngleaders #youthadvocacy Andre Simms Naomi Cruz Ojeda Juan Acosta Saanvi Arora Jasper Ho Karrington H. Behavioral Health Tech Pivotal Ventures Manatt Health

🔎 Seeking proposals from early career researchers! 🔎 Are you interested in creating more equitable and robust research on digital technologies and youth well-being? The Hopelab research team is providing to five early career researchers: 💰 $10,000 in financial support 🔬 Access to our youth well-being dataset 🤝 12 months of advisory support ✅ Learn more and apply by 10/28: https://lnkd.in/gmnFpBtJ #ResearchGrant #DigitalHealth

This year has brought increases in young adult voter registration. Encourage young people to engage, educate themselves, and make their voices heard this election. Support young adults by:  👑 Trusting their leadership 🤝 Sharing information, power, and decision-making responsibilities 💖 Centering their experiences Commit and support youth engagement. Read more about how to support young people! 👉 https://lnkd.in/gD_vjwwi #YouthVoting #Vote2024

🛣  The first stop on our team’s HBCU campus tour was Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia! Our team members Julie Tinker, Samira Pingali, Robin Hayashi, and Jayla Stokesberry visited 2024 Hopelab HBCU Translational Science Fellow Natalie Watson-Singleton, PhD. 🤝 Natalie Watson-Singleton, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology. She plans to extend a mindfulness stress-reduction app for Black Americans by creating new content specifically designed to meet the needs of Black young people. ❤️ Favorite item in her office: “I just love this picture of my mother. It reminds me of the lineage of women I come from and how my life is an extension of their hopes and dreams.” 🏫 Favorite spot on campus: “I think this [Alumnae Arch] is my favorite place on campus because of the history and meaning. Tradition states that students can only walk under the Alumnae Arch at Spelman College once they graduate. Students who walk through the arch at graduation are cheered on by a long line of past graduates. Dr. Watson-Singleton mentioned how inspiring it is to see alums of all ages - from recent to elderly - dedicate hours of cheering to ensure every single graduate is celebrated. ✨ Advice for folks thinking about attending/joining HBCUs: “Do it! Committing to an HBCU gives you a unique opportunity to be in a place that actively affirms your humanity, worthiness, and brilliance.” 💡 Learn more about our inaugural cohort of HBCU researchers who are translating science into practice to improve Black youth mental health: https://lnkd.in/gAk9TM-B #HBCU

🇺🇸 Our Datasphere Initiative's #Youth4Data Labs are coming to California next week! 💃🏻🌐 If you're between 15 and 30 years old, let's meet on Monday, October 28th from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies MIP Policy Studio to talk about #data and #AI governance, the impacts of #technology on young people and how to #design data-driven innovations with #youth at their heart. 🤝🤖 I'm excited to be moderating this space with my friend and rockstar colleague Tiffany Saade 💜 with support from the Global Shapers Community. There are limited spots available, so register through this link: https://lnkd.in/d2Jr9Cub Lionel Ramazzini Hopelab Joshua Lavra