{"id":38107,"date":"2025-06-26T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/?page_id=38107"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:27:27","slug":"youth-advocacy-coalition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/youth-advocacy-coalition\/","title":{"rendered":"JED National Mental Health Youth Advocacy Coalition Internship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>JED National Mental Health Youth Advocacy Coalition Internship Program<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48520 \" src=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"573\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image1.webp 1000w, https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image1-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Youth Advocacy Coalition summer 2025 cohort, in front of the U.S. Capitol steps during a JED mental health advocacy day. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jed Foundation (JED)\u2019s annual Summer Youth Advocacy Coalition (YAC) Internship brings together young mental health advocates in a brave space to drive change through education, policy advocacy, media, and storytelling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This eight-week hybrid, paid internship trains undergraduate students in mental health advocacy and community outreach. Interns receive a structured curriculum, expert mentorship, and paid compensation to develop and launch their own strategic advocacy plans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interns participate in Advocacy Days on Capitol Hill and continue their advocacy throughout the 2026-2027 academic year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>The application period for JED\u2019s 2026 summer cohort of the YAC internship ended on Friday, April 10, 2026.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned for information on next year\u2019s application period and check out other ways to engage with JED:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/#nf-form-35-cont\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subscribe to receive emails from JED<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/student-engagement\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore JED\u2019s Student Engagement page<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/mental-health-resource-center\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out JED\u2019s Mental Health Resource Center<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/jed-hosts-congressional-briefing-on-pathways-to-strengthen-student-mental-health-in-the-classroom-campus-and-digital-realm\/\"><strong>Read about our 2025 YAC Advocacy Briefing.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/two-2024-youth-advocacy-coalition-interns-look-back-on-the-program\/\"><strong>Read about our 2024 YAC Interns. <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JED National Mental Health Youth Advocacy Coalition Internship Program Youth Advocacy Coalition summer 2025 cohort, in front of the U.S. Capitol steps during a JED 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