Youth Mental Health: Engaging & Empowering Their Voice The Coalition’s youth engagement work was spotlighted at the annual Breakfast for School Wellness Leaders (sponsored by the RI Healthy Schools Coalition

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Toolkits & Recommended Books Shared with Schools & Libraries Statewide Starting school for the first time or returning to school after a long summer break can be exciting, but also

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Teens Take the Lead at 2nd Annual Youth Mental Health Summit in CenTEENial Celebration The 2nd Annual Youth Mental Health Summit, hosted by the Washington County Coalition for Children (WCCC),

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2025 Legislative Session Brought Wins for Youth Crisis Care Thanks to our bill sponsors, Rep. Teresa Tanzi and Sen. Alana DiMario, families with commercial insurance will be able to access

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Coalition Advocating for these Legislative Priorities in 2025 South County Caucus Award Winners Washington County County Legislators (from left to right) Senator Alana DiMario, Rep. Tina Spears, and Rep. Teresa

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Youth Rock Concert Raises Funds for the Coalition

Youth Rock Concert Raises Funds for the Coalition The United Music School hosted their 2nd annual ‘Rock for a Cause 2‘, a charity band concert organized and performed by youth rock music lovers,

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Coalition celebrating 2025 – the Year of the Teen!

Celebrate the CenTEENial with Us! Following the lead of the Museum of Contemporary American Teenagers and the Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival (July 2-7) in Washington, DC, the Washington County Coalition for

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Children’s Mental Health Coalition’s Top Priority

Our nation’s current youth mental health crisis demands action.  The Coalition is doing just that.  In 2024 alone, the Coalition . . . Organized a 2-part training for local early

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Youth Advisory Council Recruiting New Members

The Coalition is recruiting youth in grades 7-12 who are passionate about mental health and wellness to serve on our county-wide Youth Advisory County.  Council members will work together  to

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ACTION PLAN for Mental Wellness Unveiled at Youth Mental Health Summit!

To address the current youth mental health crisis, the Coalition worked with our partners, the Chris Collins Foundation and University of Rhode Island, Human Development & Family Science Dept., to

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