Youth MOVE Nevada really believes that youth voice is critical to improving the systems that serve youth.  We know that our lived experiences are important to share and this month we are joined by a lobbyist from Belz & Case Government Affairs, Lea Case.  Chatting with Lea about the importance of advocacy and lived experience really reminded us that our voices really ARE important.  And we hope that you will be inspired to advocate, whether that's self-advocacy or advocating for change at a system or even (dare we say?) at a Legislative level!

In this episode, the Youth MOVErs sit down with Jackie Harris, MFT, LADC and talk about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD.  They talk about what it is, what it looks like, things that might help, and share lots of lived experience in the process.  If you have ADHD or know someone who does, this episode is for you!

September is Self Care Awareness Month and the Youth MOVErs sat down to talk about self care and how it's not always as easy as you might think!  But they have tips and strategies to share to help make self-care doable!

In this episode, Ryley and Greyson discuss the stress that sometimes accompanies going back to school, and share their own lived experience and ways to combat the anxiety.

This month our Youth MOVE Nevada team celebrated Bebe Moore Campbell’s Minority Mental Health Awareness Month and is joined by our special guest, Kwame Bell with Nevada Legal Services, to discuss why it’s important to recognize and acknowledge the unique struggles that the BIPOC community has in relation to mental health. 

Percy Neavez from the Center joins Youth MOVE Nevada to discuss Pride Month and the goals of increasing awareness of LGBTQIA+ strengths and needs.  This episode explores the diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community and the significance of PRIDE month.

The Center www.thecenterlv.org

The Youth MOVE Nevada team explores May as Children's Mental Health Acceptance Month and talks about the shift from awareness to acceptance. They talk about turning acceptance into action and talk about resources that Youth MOVE Nevada has created for this month.  

Youth MOVE Nevada sits down with Bianca McCall, a retired women's basketball player and a licensed clinical therapist, to define and talk about the value of lived experience. Lived experience drives the work that Youth MOVE Nevada does and it has an influence on youth perspectives and life; this episode hopes to inspire and encourage youth with lived experience. To learn more about Reach In Now, a social-health network that offers a non-judgmental safe space to talk about mental health and connect with individuals, groups, and resources when you need it, visit www.reachinnow.com.

Youth MOVE Nevada is joined by Nevada Legal Services to discuss the importance of March being developmental disability awareness month and the goal of increasing awareness, promoting inclusion, and celebrating individuals with disabilities. This episode explores how disabilities are defined, specific laws related to disabilities, and what motivates these experts in the work that they do. 

Lexie, Ryley, and Daniel have a robust conversation about stress and self-care. They talk about the relationship between stress and self-care and the benefits that self-care brings to your mental health and physical health. Listen to their lived experience and learn simple ways you can start your journey of self-care.