Inside Our Spring Convening

On Thursday, June 6 we hosted a Spring Convening in downtown Manhattan. The purpose: unite our partners for a conversation about how to move the needle on public health—and youth mental health in particular.

Jana French from Crisis Text Line, an organization working on the front lines of mental health, joined our Founder Dr. Olajide WilliamsFounding Artist Doug E. Fresh, and Executive Director Lori Rose Benson for a moving conversation about the connection between mental and physical health, the power of music and physical activity to lower stress, and more. Jana also shared insights from their recent Resilience report about what young people need to cope with stress and support their mental health. 

We’ve never put together an event quite like this. It was a packed space, but our attendees were able to hold intimate conversations and make connections over small bites after the panel. (Check out more photos below.)

We’re grateful to Bloomberg PhilanthropiesProskauerColumbia’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Emblem Health for their generous support! 

If you’d like to help us build health literacy that can save lives, consider making a one-time or recurring donation! Together, we can move the needle for health equity. 

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In the Media

  • “The success of the program is not just limited to anecdotes.” Read a new Forbes interview with Dr. Williams about the origins of HHPH and where he sees our potential to grow.
  • If you have a few minutes, watch Doug E. Fresh teach Sherri Shepherd how to do the Dougie—and hear about the impact HHPH has made not just on students, but on communities around the country.