“Working with team members and team meetings helped build teamwork and cooperation skills, learning about different mental health issues during the training session, and learning to be patient and perseverant when trying to overcome challenges throughout the project process”
— MHA Ambassador
“Working with students who were focusing on solving a problem where others would benefit from and they were expecting nothing in return”
— MHA Mentor
“...developing leadership, organizational, and other useful skills. I also learned a lot of substantial mental health information that I didn’t know before which is very important to know especially in these times.”
— MHA Ambassador
“I think having the students work with a mentor and each other to complete their projects is very valuable to their academic and social development”
— MHA Evaluator
“The resources; without all the help my team and I were given, my project would have been nothing but an idea. I had training, assistance from professionals, and a very supportive mentor. The implementation process was difficult but was made possible with the help I had.”
— MHA Ambassador
“The wide range of support from various mentors and companies to implement teen ideas.”
— MHA Mentor
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