Act on Student Ideas to Improve Mental Health, Youth Advocate Urges

As schools confront a youth mental health crisis, they must engage students in finding solutions, said Rick Yang, 17, a senior at Scarsdale High School in New York. The Jed Foundation, an organization that promotes mental health and suicide prevention for teens and young adults, honored Yang as one of two recipients of its 2024 Student Voice of Mental Health Award in recognition of his state and local advocacy work. Yang, who is Chinese American, was inspired to action when he saw the barriers a fellow Asian American friend faced...