TAG is a project-based Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) program designed to raise the voices of teens and ignite their advocacy in discovering youth mental health solutions.

For the 2024 – 2025 school year, participants must be high school students who live in San Luis Obispo or Santa Cruz counties.

It is anticipated that participation in TAG will earn between 10-15 community service hours.

Upon the successful completion of TAG, students will be given a certificate of completion from Center of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CCAMH).

You are solely responsible for following your school’s procedures in having those hours approved and accepted by your school or instructor.

Students will need to commit to meeting for 1.5 hours a week, for eight weeks, starting January 2025 through April 2025.

Yes, this program is completely free.

Yes, feel free to encourage friends to apply. We would welcome their participation!

TAG activities may be conducted virtually or in person. Participants will need to have access to a phone or computer that will allow them to attend virtual meetings, if needed, and communicate with their peers via text or email.