NEW RESOURCES!!!
PowerPoint Slides for Youth Ambassadors
Resources for YAP Participants, their Sponsors, and other Beaver County Students
from the 9/28/2022 Countywide Event at CCBC Dome
Beaver Falls Youth Ambassadors
Mental Health Awareness Month
Wednesday, May 12th, 2021
The Beaver Falls Youth Ambassadors Club visited younger students at Central Elementary School.
As a Mental Health Awareness Month activity, they taught kindergarten & first graders a lesson on “emotions and feelings”.
Beaver County’s State-Approved Curriculum
to bring Cultural Competency to Schools
“The popularity of equity leadership is growing,
and the outlook appears promising.”
PA County News, “The Voice of Pennsylvania Counties”, is a publication of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP). In the feature article below, CCAP highlights the efforts of Beaver County Behavioral Health, Beaver County Commissioners, the Youth Ambassador Program, Dr. Donald Sheffield of TAME Inc., various county school leaders, and the Inclusion, Diversity & Awareness Council (IDAC).
Read the Article
Read the 2021 CCAP Summer Magazine
Youth Ambassador Program Infomercials
MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH
Check out this video from the Beaver County Youth Ambassadors!!
The Beaver County Youth Ambassador’s Program (YAP) is a youth-centered, youth-driven program that operates in Beaver County schools to promote awareness and understanding of current issues youth are facing today. Help YAP spread the word about mental health and change the culture of understanding by sharing our videos!
Youth Ambassador Program
PA Cyber Youth Ambassador Promo Video
Here is another video created by one of the Youth Ambassador Students at PA Cyber School in Midland. It will be posted within the school to invite students to sign up for the club. This student did the video all on her own and has been a member of YAP for 3 years starting this school year. Her work shows some of the activities the school has done and how to get involved with YAP from the student’s perspective. Enjoy!!!
Youth Ambassador Program
“What is Mental Health?”
Students from Hopewell, PA Cyber and Beaver Falls create a YAP Infomercial to answer the questions:
Who? What? When? Where? and Why? Thanks for speaking up for mental health, Youth Ambassadors!
(Includes important Beaver County resources.)
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Check Out this YAP Fact Sheet!
The Youth Ambassador Program (YAP) is a youth-centered, youth-driven program operating in Beaver County schools that promotes awareness of current issues that youth face today. The goals of the program are:
- To increase awareness of mental health and wellness.
- To decrease the stigma associated with mental illness.
- To promote leadership and self-advocacy among youth.
- To build relationships with other youth in their districts and across the county.
What do the Youth Ambassadors Do?
- Participate in countywide events to learn about mental health, wellness activities, and available services.
- Participate in club activities at their school to spread the information to other youth, family members, and the community and to address relevant issues in their district.
- Promote the YAP through social media, posters, videos, and other platforms.
- Represent the program by being “change agents” that teach others about YAP at national conferences.
- Help change the culture of understanding and acceptance of mental health and related issues.
Who are the Youth Ambassadors?
YAP is a diverse group representing both males and females, several racial and ethnic backgrounds, various sexual orientations, and those with and without knowledge or experience with mental illness. Any youth who resides in Beaver County from 8th through 12th grade is eligible to participate by contacting their district representatives. Youth are currently active in all Beaver County districts as well as some private, parochial, cyber, and alternative schools.
Additional Resources for Late Teen / Transition-Age Youth
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for children and young adults between 5-24 years old. Often this age group lacks the tools and skills to manage mental health issues and ask for help.
Watch Ariel Blackwood’s story here: https://www.relias.com/resource/adolescent-suicide-and-depression-ariels-story
ACT-SO
Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics
Learn about ACT-SO, a yearlong achievement program designed to recruit, stimulate, and encourage high academic and cultural achievement among African-American high school students.