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Youth Mental Health Academy Opportunities for Professionals

Youth Mental Health Academy

Opportunities for Professionals

Would you be interested in hosting and supervising YMHA students? Complete our interest form.

The Child Mind Institute’s Youth Mental Health Academy (YMHA) supports highly talented students from structurally marginalized communities by giving them paid internships in mental health-related workplaces.

The Youth Mental Health Academy is designed to cultivate the next generation of diverse mental health professionals, but we can’t do it alone. We need people like you — successful career professionals — to provide internships for students next summer.

We’re looking for opportunities for groups of five students to learn about the mental health field through direct work experiences in mental health-related research, clinical practice, community outreach, or communications organizations. Internships will run for approximately 100 hours over five to seven weeks during the summer of 2025. If taking on a group of five students doesn’t work for your organization but you’re interested in hosting internships for a smaller number of students, please indicate that in the questionnaire below.

Internship Supervisor Interest Form

Please complete this interest form to host or supervise one or more YMHA Students. Contact our team at YMHAinternships@childmind.org if you have any questions.

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Name*
Address of Organization*
Which of the following mental health-related internship opportunities are you able to offer students:*
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Which of the following mental health-related internship opportunities are you able to offer students:*

Which of the following internship models work for your organization? Check all that apply.*
Are you able to host a group of 5 YMHA students for the during of the 5- to 7-week internship period?*
If you are unable to host a group of 5 students, how many students are you willing and able to supervise during the internship?*
Are you able to offer students an internship for 15–20 hours a week?*
Which days are you able to offer students an internship? Check all that apply.*
Is there anyone else at your organization who is willing to supervise YMHA interns during the summer of 2025?*
Did you complete a California Department of Justice clearance in your current role?*

Other Ways to Participate

The Youth Mental Health Academy also offers positions for college and graduate students in mental health fields.

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