YouthSpeak - Empowering Youth through Personal Stories & Coping Strategies - Workshops and School Presentations Speakers

Find your Voice

20 years of engaging the power of stories for youth mental health.

Speak. Inspire. Change.

For Youth By Youth

Promoting youth mental health and well-being to increase the resiliency of youth facing challenges. Through leadership, training, and sharing personal stories, YouthSpeak empowers youth to build resilience, hope, and coping strategies in challenging times such as now.

OUR

Impact

2003-2024

Students Reached
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Youth Leaders Trained
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Programs

Engage for Good.

Youth Mental Health; Inclusivity; Anti-Racism; Anti-Homophobia; Bullying Prevention; Substance Use; Online Overdrive; Empowering Minds; Empowering Young Women; Gender Inclusivity; Self-Care Toolkit; Public Speaking; Confident Me (Plan Canada)

Our Mission

To create important conversations promoting well-being, compassion and hope, by empowering youth to share personal stories and coping strategies through in-person and online presentations.

Our Vision

For all youth to be inspired and empowered to live resilient and meaningful lives.

Outcomes

  • Increase Self-Worth
  • Increase Empathy/Prosocial Behaviour
  • Increase Resilience
  • Increase Help-Seeing Behaviours

School Boards

  • York Region District School Board
  • Toronto District School Board
  • Simcoe County District School Board
  • York Catholic District School Board
  • Toronto Catholic District School Board
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Events

Life-changing
events.

Blogs & Resources

Real People.
Real Talk.

One-on-one open and meaningful conversations with youth, caring adults and mental health professionals for insight into youth mental health to help youth find their voice.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusivity

YouthSpeak acknowledges the importance of creating spaces that affirm the lived experiences and identities of people impacted by all forms of oppression. We understand the impact that oppression has on the everyday lives of Women, Black, Indigenous, Racialized people, people with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ and Neurodivergent populations. We aim to create a safer space for students to learn with us. In order to achieve this goal, we are committed to delivering presentations from an equitable and anti-oppressive lens. We will continue to reflect on what this means.

Land Acknowledgement

Youthspeak acknowledges that our workspace resides on the traditional land of Tkaranto, now called Toronto. Tkaranto belongs to and is still home to the Mississaugas of the Credit, Anishnabeg, Chippewa, Haudenosaunee and Wendat peoples. We are grateful to be on this land, made possible by the Dish with One Spoon and the Two-Row Wampum treaties. YouthSpeak is committed to education towards reconciliation and we continue to engage with youth Indigenous communities for our mission of youth mental health empowerment.

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