About

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The name HEY! was developed with the Youth Fellowship, ensuring this collaborative effort feels accessible and relevant to youth in our community.

The resulting 10-year vision is to build a community where every young person in the Greater Cincinnati region enjoys optimal mental health, is free of stigma, and is empowered to realize their fullest potential now and into the future.

2024 Young Fellows

Our Collaborative Structure

An infrastructure including a Steering Committee, Youth Fellowship, Funder Collaborative, Focus Area Working Groups, and Backbone Support guided the overall assessment, visioning, and planning process.

Youth voices are represented as key decision makers in every stage of the planning process to ensure established strategies best support the needs of regional youth.

2024 Youth Fellows
Adarsh Khullar
Adarsh K. | 17 | Ft. Thomas
Godspeed David
Godspeed D. | 15 | Loveland
Millie McGlone
Millie M. | 14 | Newport
Amaya Boyd
Amaya B. | 21 | Bond Hill
Hannah Alex
Hannah A. | 16 | Blue Ash
Noah Ciolino
Noah C. | 17 | Anderson Township
Ava Miller
Ava M. | 19 | Clifton
Imani Ward
Imani W. | 14 | Blue Ash
Olive Weaver
Olive W. | 17 | Mason

Brooke W. | 23 | Downtown
Jada Scott
Jada S. | 19 | Clifton
Quinn Merriss
Quinn M. | 18 | Price Hill
Christian Kerans
Christian K. | 14 | Newport
Jael Ratney
Jael R. | 15 | Westwood
Sarah Vietze
Sarah V. | 19 | Maysville, KY
Delaney Pennington
Delaney P. | 18 | Clifton
Khara Hawkins
Khara H. | 14 | Woodlawn
Vincent Lamb
Vincent L. | 16 | Bond Hill
Ella H
Ella H. | 16 | Mason
Maia Jones
Maia J. | 15 | Westwood

Yoshua S. | 19 | Reading
Dr. Tynisha Worthy
Dr. Tynisha Worthy
Youth at the Center
HEY! Youth Fellows Facilitator
Shawn Jeffers
Shawn Jeffers
Youth at the Center
HEY! Youth Fellows Facilitator
Steering Commitee

Brad McClain, Tristate Trauma Network

Bruce Wayne Jeffery, YMCA of Greater Cincinnati

Carlton Robert Collins, The Heights Movement

Debbie Gingrich, Best Point

Jessica McClure, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Jill Miller, Bi3

Jodi Harding, Talbert House

Julie Herrmann, Holly Hill Child and Family Solutions

Kate Kassis, Brighton Center

Kate Schroder, Interact for Health

Katie Nzekwu, Found Village

Laura Mitchell, Beech Acres

Linda Gallagher, HCMHRSB

Meg Switala, TiER1 Performance

Nancy Eigel-Miller, 1N5

Nicole Pfirman, MindPeace

Paul R. Crosby, Lindner Center of HOPE

Rashida Pearson, Walls of Wellness

Renee Mahaffey Harris , Center for Closing the Health Gap

Robert Shapiro, Joining Forces for Children

Robin Rich, Community Mental Well-being Advocate

Sarah Henry, Hamilton County Juvenile Court

Stephanie Filigno, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Suzette Adouth Fisher, Executive Committee of Jewish Family Service

Victoria Ackman, Lighthouse Youth and Family Services

Clare Zlatic Blankemeyer

Clare Zlatic Blankemeyer

Executive Director

The challenges are too complex for any one organization or sector to solve. Improving mental wellbeing requires cooperation across the entire community. HEY! Greater Cincinnati leverages an array of community expertise and perspectives to build and implement a youth-led strategy to shift outcomes impacting youth mental health and well-being.

Thank you to our partners: