Youth Mental Health Academy (YMHA)

Building Careers in Children's Mental Health

Thank you for your interest in applying to be a Youth Mental Health Academy mentor!

This is the MENTOR application for undergraduate students, graduate students, and early career professionals.

If you are a high school student, please apply to the STUDENT application here: Link to 2025-2026 Student Application

The Child Mind Institute is hiring mentors for the third year of its Youth Mental Health Academy (YMHA). YMHA is a 14-month community-based program that supports the early career interest and development of high school students who have an interest in mental health and related fields.

Mentorship is a key component of the academy, and we are currently seeking undergraduates, graduate students, or early career professional applicants interested in sharing their experience and guidance around exploring or entering professional mental health careers!

Acceptances will be sent on a rolling basis.

Priority deadline: January 15, 2025

All applicants must apply by March 31, 2025 and will be notified by May 1, 2025.

For your application to be reviewed, you must complete ALL tasks in this application. If you have any questions, please contact us at YMHAapplications@childmind.org.

The information shared in this application will remain confidential. The data shared in this application may be used to understand and improve the Youth Mental Health Academy. No identifying information (e.g., your name, address, etc) will be used in program evaluation.