Emerging Practice

Youth Advisory Board Toolkit

State/Jurisdiction: Indiana
Setting: Community School
Population: Adolescents & Young Adults Medical & Public Health Professionals
Topic Area: Access to Quality Healthcare Safe and Connected Communities Family & Youth Engagement
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IDOH participated in AMCHP’s Adolescent and Young Adult COIIN in 2020 – 2021 in hopes to increase mental health screening among youth. One arm of the project worked specifically with healthcare providers, school nurses, and insurance companies to increase screening in clinical settings and reimbursement for screening. On the other hand, we worked directly with youth to understand stigma related to mental health and any assets or barriers when it comes to youth mental health. After working alongside youth for multiple focus groups, IDOH hired a youth to serve as it’s first youth consultant. This youth employee helped plan for the first youth advisory board. Our first recruitment cycle – from March 1 – 31, 2022 – yielded 229 applications. We ultimately selected 45 youth and worked alongside them for two years. Our second application cycle opened in April 2024, and we received 540 applications. After working alongside youth through two recruitment cycles, we learned so much information and we want to be able to share that with other states and organizations looking to engage youth. We created the Youth Advisory Board Toolkit that we hope can be used and replicated in many other spaces around the nation.


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Implementation Handout
Youth Advisory Board Toolkit


CONTACT INFORMATION
Indiana Department of Health
Samantha Mundt
samundt@iu.edu

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