Free Webinar: Year One Lessons as a Youth Mental Health Non-Profit Leader at The Jed Foundation

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Youth Leadership Webinar Series

Over the next several months, the National Empowerment Center will be offering several webinars on approaches to youth leadership.

Our next webinar in the series is Thursday, September 16th from 4:30 to 6pm Eastern.

Thursday, September 16th, 2021

4:30 - 6 pm ET

3:30 - 5 pm CT

2:30 - 4 pm MT

1:30 - 3 pm PT

Year One Lessons as a Youth Mental Health Non-Profit Leader at The Jed Foundation

Henry Zhu will share some key insights from his first year working at The Jed Foundation (JED), a national mental health non-profit focused on protecting the emotional health and preventing suicide for teens and young adults. He will highlight ways in which his perspective as a recent college graduate has advanced JED's mission and impact, several youth-focused initiatives that he has contributed to or led within JED, and offer practical recommendations for those hoping to contribute to youth-focused mental health programming, support, and/or advocacy efforts. He will also introduce a project he will initiate focused on peer mentorship for Asian-American, male-identifying teens and young adults.

Presented By:

Henry Zhu

Henry Zhu currently serves as the Chief of Staff to the Chief of Programs and Operations at The Jed Foundation (JED). He recently graduated in 2020 with a B.A. in Psychology from Harvard College, where he was involved primarily with peer mentorship, academic support, and student journalism. His interests are focused on adolescent development, identity formation, and school-based mental health policies, and he intends to pursue a professional degree in psychology. Henry is a lifelong New Jersey resident and enjoys anything to do with soccer, the outdoors, and competitive reality television.

Moderator: Shira Collings

This flyer was developed [in part] under grant number SM082648 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The views, policies, and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAMHSA or HHS.