Get involved

Find where you fit.

Time, a story, art, skills, or support. Whatever you've got, there's a place for it here.

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For students

Start or join a chapter →

Run a club at your school. The heart of NHA, and the best place to start.

 For volunteers

Volunteer & log hours →

Track and verify your service hours for college and school requirements.

 For the team

Join the NHA team →

Ongoing roles in writing, social, art, reviewing, campaigns, and outreach.

 For builders

Build with NHA →

Pitch a tool, campaign, or research project and get a micro-grant, mentorship, and a launch.

 For creators

Submit writing or art →

Get published, with your name on it, on our advocacy channels.

 For competitors

Enter a competition →

Timed essay and art contests. Winners are featured, published, and recognized.

 For organizations

Partner with us →

Schools, nonprofits, and sponsors who want to collaborate.

 For supporters

Donate →

Fund youth mental-health programs directly.
The bigger picture

How NHA grows.

None of these paths stands alone. Each one feeds the next: more people in, more built, more reach.

01

Chapters spread it

Students start chapters, run programs at their own schools, and bring NHA to new communities.

02

People build it

Members and applicants create the next tools, campaigns, and research, with a grant and mentorship behind them.

03

Voices carry it

Writing, art, and competitions turn lived experience into work that reaches a real audience.

04

Partners scale it

Schools, foundations, and sponsors help proven projects reach further than any of us could alone.

Have an idea that doesn't fit a box? Build it with us →

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