Adia Fadaei is a 20-year-old Iranian-American woman and mental health and suicide prevention advocate from Los Angeles, California. Her passion for eradicating the stigma surrounding mental health and suicidality began during her work in high school at Teen Line as a hotline listener, outreach presenter, and intern. She volunteers currently at Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center as a crisis counselor for the 988 Crisis & Suicide Lifeline and member of their Speakers Bureau while being a full-time student pursuing a Bachelor's in Psychology at Point Loma Nazarene University, where she is currently a Mental Health Promotion Intern. She is currently a member of the Love is Respect Youth Council, a campaign of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, and was part of the Inaugural 2022 Mental Health is Health Youth Ambassador for Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services. Over the years, Adia has served on advisory boards with Bring Change to Mind and The National Center for the Prevention of Youth Suicide, has advocated for mental health legislation with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and has worked in eliminating barriers to eating disorder treatment with Project HEAL. She is uniquely passionate about suicide prevention and youth mental health initiatives in school settings and the nonprofit sector. She represents youth in mental health engagement amongst senior leadership at the Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), & The Office of the U.S. Surgeon General. Adia Fadaei's advocacy work has been featured at the nation's first Mental Health Youth Action Forum hosted by MTV and Viacom CBS, in coordination with the Biden-Harris administration and Selena Gomez, held at the White House.