Speaker Series
Bi-weekly sessions featuring professionals from across the mental health landscape.
JFYF Speaker Series
Along with working on their projects during the six-week Summer Fellowship, Fellows take part in a bi-weekly speaker series featuring professionals from across the mental health landscape — clinicians, advocates, researchers, policymakers, and individuals with lived experience.
The series is designed to expose Fellows to a wide range of perspectives on mental health, from clinical practice to disability rights to youth-led advocacy. Past speakers have included national nonprofit leaders, government officials, and community members who have turned their own stories into platforms for change.
Program Highlights
- Bi-weekly sessions held throughout the six-week Summer Fellowship
- Speakers drawn from mental health, law, policy, and lived experience
- Intimate Q&A format giving Fellows direct access to leaders in the field
- Covers topics including stigma, disability rights, peer support, self-care, and recovery