Articles from Maryland Youth Mental Health Corps

Today, the Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation announced the launch of the Maryland Youth Mental Health Corps (YMHC), a new service initiative that addresses the escalating youth mental health epidemic while cultivating the next generation of behavioral health professionals. This statewide initiative—developed in partnership with AmeriCorps, Pinterest, and the Schultz Family Foundation—trains and mobilizes young adults to provide near-peer mental health support to young people across Maryland.