Elevate Northern Michigan #3: A Youth Mental Health Summit Series

We Fight is a self-organizing, citizen-led network guided by the Surgeon General’s recent advisory with one agenda and one agenda only – to better protect our northern Michigan kids’ mental health.OUR PURPOSE: A northern Michigan where everyone plays a role in protecting our kids’ mental health.OUR VISION: To better protect our northern Michigan kids’ mental health, together.We Fight is an initiative of Traverse City social change agencyGood Works Lab.

We Fight for NoMi's Youth Mental Health

A mental health summit for young leaders - & those who love them - to boost knowledge, shift attitudes, decrease stigma and build support.

NMC Innovation Center

Upcoming Good Works Lab Events

Join us for upcoming events hosted by Traverse City social change agency Good Works Lab!

<p>Elevate Northern Michigan is a quarterly summit series focused on boosting knowledge, shifting attitudes, decreasing stigma, and building support for youth mental health by learning about:</p><ul><li>psychology/neuroscience</li><li>practical well-being tools</li><li>leadership skills</li></ul><p>All are welcome at the summit — particularly young people aged 16-24 – and those who love them.</p><p>Our third Summit is 1-2:30p on Tuesday, February 7th at Northwestern Michigan College’s Innovation Center.</p><p>We Fight is grateful for NMC’s and United Way of Northwest Michigan's support and sponsorship of Elevate Northern Michigan.</p><h3>Speakers for Summit #3</h3><p>Dr. Michael Kern, Ph.D: School Psychologist at Interlochen Center for the Arts</p><p>Meg Mertaugh-Graber, M.Ed., MSW, LMSW Clinical, LICSW: Founder of Care-O-Van, PLLC, AVEC Care Farm &amp; AVEC/Attuned Visceral Expansive Care Institute</p><p>Jessie Perez: Family Navigator at National Alliance for Mental Illness Grand Traverse</p><h3>W﻿hy Elevate?</h3><p>We Fight recently underwent a strategic visioning process to better accomplish its vision: a northern Michigan where everyone plays a role in protecting our kids’ mental health.</p><p>The Elevate summit series is one optimistic, science-based step towards that vision.</p><p>"I hope that aspiring youth leaders leave this summit with a better understanding of the skills required to project their voice and tackle systemic change with the youthful determination that makes their advocacy so unique to begin with."</p><p>— Will Unger, We Fight leadership team member and Central High School senior</p><h3>R﻿egistration</h3><p>Registration is free. Limited space is available.</p><p>If your northern Michigan school is interested in sending students to the Summit, please please let us know at hello@goodworkslab.org and we’ll hold seats for you.</p>

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