To be eligible to become a Youth Mental Health Academy participant, you must:
- Be enrolled in a public or private high school in California at the time of application
- Be from a structurally marginalized community (details in application form)
- Have a strong interest in mental health
- Commit to completing the entire program, from June 2023 through July 2024 (5-week project-based learning in summer of 2023 + programming throughout the school year + up to 6-week internship in summer 2024)
- Give proof of personal medical/health insurance coverage from June 2023 to July 2024
- Have an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher