Ben, you know my story about losing my 15 year-old son, Jack, to suicide on 2/14/2019. Having changed careers to focus on youth suicide prevention I have learned how critical it is focus on and listen to those we are trying to support. I was asked the question of what I would do if I had an unlimited funding. The 3 things I would focus on are 1) continuing the youth created We Got This events, 2) create a PSA from youth to adults about what youth need in mental health support, & 3) invest in growing our mental health clinician workforce.
Rick, thank you for your comment and ongoing leadership! I love the things you have done/are doing, and believe that there is such power not spreading ourselves too thin with what we work on. This is a seismic shift we are trying to accomplish, which means we need loads of partners all working together towards a common goal. So glad to count you as one of those!
There seems to be a lack of imagination at work here. Scaling all too often is equated with replication rather than contextualized adaptation.
This comment should be turned into a bumper sticker. I couldn't agree more.
Ben, you know my story about losing my 15 year-old son, Jack, to suicide on 2/14/2019. Having changed careers to focus on youth suicide prevention I have learned how critical it is focus on and listen to those we are trying to support. I was asked the question of what I would do if I had an unlimited funding. The 3 things I would focus on are 1) continuing the youth created We Got This events, 2) create a PSA from youth to adults about what youth need in mental health support, & 3) invest in growing our mental health clinician workforce.
Rick, thank you for your comment and ongoing leadership! I love the things you have done/are doing, and believe that there is such power not spreading ourselves too thin with what we work on. This is a seismic shift we are trying to accomplish, which means we need loads of partners all working together towards a common goal. So glad to count you as one of those!