Welcome to Youth M.O.V.E. National
Who We Are
Youth M.O.V.E National is a youth led national organization devoted to improving services and systems that support positive growth and development by uniting the voices of individuals who have lived experience in various systems including mental health, juvenile justice, education, and child welfare.
What We Do
We the members of Youth M.O.V.E. National will work as a diverse collective to unite the voices and causes of youth while raising awareness around youth issues. We will advocate for youth rights and voice in mental health and the other systems that serve them, for the purpose of empowering youth to be equal partners in the process of change.
Why We Do It
We the members of Youth â€�Motivating Others through Voices of Experience’ (M.O.V.E.) National envision systems in which every youth person that enters a youth serving system is being prepared for life through genuine opportunities and authentic youth involvement throughout all systems levels. We help guide the redevelopment of the systems so that no youth falls through the cracks. We advocate for youth to utilize their power and expertise to foster change in their communities and in their own lives.Â
Youth M.O.V.E. National works toward the day when all people will recognize and accept the culture of youth, their families, and the communities that serve them in order to be truly culturally-competent. Youth M.O.V.E. National looks forward to the day when youth are no longer treated as numbers, problems or caseloads, but as individuals and humans. We will all stand as partners: youth, youth advocates, supporters, parents, and professionals to see our youth become successful.
How We Do It
- To assist in developing the Youth Leadership program at meetings
- To create youth movement principles and policies
- To develop training tools, guides and other documents
- To unite the voices and causes of youth.
- To act as consultants to youth, providers families and other adults
- To create youth movement principles and policies
- To provide national youth leadership representing youth served by mental health and other youth-serving systems
- To coach others in the area of authentic youth involvement
We are Change Agents!
Youth MOVE National
9605 Medical Center Drive Suite 280
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone (240) 403-1901
Fax (240) 403-1909
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