Last fall, Hopeful Empowered Youth (HEY!) launched, sharing its 10-year strategy to improve youth mental health in the Greater Cincinnati region. bi3—along with 13 other funders—fueled the creation of the collaborative, which includes community groups, healthcare providers, educators, policymakers, families, and, most importantly, youth.
HEY! was unique in developing the strategy, leaning into youth voices and experiences to guide tactics and solutions with a goal that all youth in our community have agency and feel supported and valued.
The organization continues to ground itself in youth voices, starting off the new year by welcoming its second cohort of youth fellows!
