What is a Student Well-Being Ambassador?

Student Well-Being Ambassadors are youth dedicated to the positive promotion of mental health and wellness across Utah schools and communities. Student Ambassadors participate in the Utah School Mental Health Collaborative (USMHC) as liaisons between USMHC and their local school communities.
​Student Well-Being Ambassador’s will take an active role in their schools community to engage peers, educators, staff, caregivers, and community members around conversations focused around mental health and wellness. 

What does a Student Well-Being Ambassador do?

Student Well-Being Ambassadors:
  • Participate in monthly meetings to review materials and introduce them to mental health facts, topics, and resources.
  • Use social media platforms to increase mental health awareness in their schools through dedicated school-approved accounts.
  • Amplify their experiences through the program, by creating an end of the year video project with the help of their USMHC local school mentor. 

*Student Compensation: Utah SMH Collab swag, $100/person stipend & an invitation to our end of the year event (May)

Meet Our 2023 Spring Ambassadors
“I care about mental health advocacy because I and the people I care about have mental health concerns, and I don't want to see anyone get hurt in any way. I think my video will connect with youth because it is in a format that is more digestible to them. Instead of a video of an adult talking to them, it's a video of something they'll recognize, and they won't feel like they're being talked to. I feel like they will absorb the message better this way than just being lectured to.”
​- Adder Grayzel
“I feel that my video will be helpful to the community because it teaches an easy stress relief technique that works for me and I hope it can work for others.”
- Sydney Murdock