The Youth Peer Network (W.I.P)

Director: Jazmaine Wong Assistant Direct: Cece Byrd MRSA: Shiyah Grant

Our Mission:

“Under SPARK, we empower Youth/Young Adults to lead decisions and shape policies. We support them and use their voices to discover their strengths, build resilience, and improve behavioral health outcomes while fostering inclusivity and diversity"

Our Vision:

"We aim to build an exceptional, inclusive, diverse youth peer workforce in Washington State. By fostering a statewide community where Youth and young Adults are empowered to shape a healthier future, we envision a system where youth-driven initiatives lead to meaningful improvements in behavioral health policies and outcomes."

We're Recruiting!

Estamos Reclutando!

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What We're Doing

Building Youth Leadership and Decision-Making opportunities in both behavioral health and legislative environments.
Expanding Youth Engagement in regional FYSPRTs and the Peer Workforce.
Creating a Statewide supportive community for resource sharing, relationship building, leadership and life skills development.
Collaborating with youth-serving agencies/organizations to strengthen and reinforce youth-friendly and trauma-informed practices.
TAKING UP SPACE AND EMBOLDENING YOUNG VOICES TO BE HEARD.