Franklin County Youth Council
In January of 2013 President Obama set an initiative to engage our young people in conversations addressing mental health and mental illness. as a result, community conversations were hosted throughout Franklin County and groups of diverse youth from various organizations participated in a series of conversations and voiced concerns, challenges and assets in their cities and communities.
With all the valuable information shared and the commitment of caring individuals, a youth council was established. The Convening Partners are; United Way of Central Ohio; Franklin County Children Services, National Association of Mental Illness (NAMI), Franklin County Job and Family Services, Community for New Direction (CND) and Rise Sister Rise. M. Susie Shipley-Norwood presently serves as Director of FCYC located at United Way of Central Ohio, and Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County (ADAMH)
On Wednesday, December 2, Channel 6 interviewed some of the members of FCYC.
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