Breaking the Stigma: Teen Mental Health Summit
Stomp the Stigma: A Cry for Help!
Saturday, May 6, 2023
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WMU College of Health and Human Services
Stomp the Stigma is an event that creates a platform to bring awareness to teens, parents, educators, advocates, and the Black and Brown communities, nationwide, that will illuminate the mental health experiences of teen culture.
UrbanZone is a youth-driven center that serves to empower the youth within the Kalamazoo area. UrbanZone desires to make a crucial impact by providing opportunities that are inclusive to the youth in our community.
Programs of the center focus on:
- Arts
- Education
- Mental health
- Social and emotional well-being
Girls Support Group
Brilliant. Resilient. Attuned. Virtuous. Empowered.
Mondays from 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Mind Health Ambassadors
Orientation Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 5 p.m. at UrbanZone
We are now recruiting brown and black students to be Mind Health Ambassadors.
- Kalamazoo County Students (Grades 9-12)
- $500 Completion Award
- Mental Health Awareness training
- All students are eligible to apply
- Free
College Academic Success Team
Recruitment for Phase II starts May
Build confidence both inside and outside the classroom, by learning skills that strengthen and improve learning.
- Kalamazoo County Students (Grades 9-12)
- Up to $250 in awards
- All students are eligible to apply
- Free
For people of color, there are many barriers to accessing mental health care. Valarie Cunningham’s Synergy Health Center works to overcome them.
