EP 169: Showing Up & Speaking Out - The Power of Student Advocacy
Advocacy isn’t just about big speeches or national movements — it starts with showing up. Whether it’s standing up for a peer, organizing a service project, or speaking out about mental health, student voice has the power to create real change. Today, we’re exploring how service and advocacy connect to teen mental health — and how small actions can create meaningful impact in schools and communities.
In this episode, we're joined by a special guest from the National Association of Secondary School Principals who sponsor National Student Council and National Honor Society, Jen Silva, to talk about Showing Up & Speaking Out: The Power of Student Advocacy.
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Interested in becoming a Work2BeWell National Student Advisory Council member? Find the application here.
(Applications are open until April 15.)
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Dr. Robin Henderson
Dr. Robin Henderson, PsyD, is the Chief Executive, Behavioral Health for Providence Oregon where has direct and matrixed responsibility for acute, specialty and ambulatory behavioral health services in a system serving nearly 100,000 individuals each year. She also serves as the Chief Clinical Officer for Work2BeWell, a youth-lead mental health education, activation and advocacy program that creates clinically vetted curriculum for schools and youth groups. In this role she works with our National Student Advisory Council, our grassroots advocacy campaigns (including the new Oregon law giving students Mental Health Days) and hosts the #Talk2BeWell podcast focusing on youth mental health and well-being. She is also an advisory member of the Providence Community Partnership Mental Health Advisory Group, overseeing investments in mental health and substance use disorders and is a Senior Clinical Advisor to Well Being Trust.
