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: https://childmind.smapply.us/prog/ymha_student_app/.

APPLICATION PERIOD FOR THE 2024-2025 COHORT IS NOW CLOSED.

YMHA's purpose is to support the early career interest and development of high school students from structurally marginalized groups with an interest in mental health and other health-related fields.

Mentorship is one of the key components of the academy, and we are currently seeking undergraduate, graduate student, or early career professional applicants interested in sharing their experience and guidance around exploring and/or entering professional mental health careers.

If you have questions, please contact us at YMHAApplications@childmind.org.

Accepted mentors will be notified on a Rolling Basis.

Please fill out the application entirely and thoroughly, to the best of your ability. 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.