2024–25 · City-wide
Mental health services for young people
Implement mental health services for all young people in Boston.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
- Implementacion de Salud mental para Jovenes
Who it helps and why
- Todos los jovenes de Boston
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- July 22, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Education, Youth & Families
- How it was submitted
- City-sponsored workshop
- Submission language
- English
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Mental health & substance use from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
2026–27 (29 matching)
- Peer specialists for immigrants affected by enforcementThe resident asks to expand certified peer specialists, family partners and community health workers to provide mental health interventions for immigrants and families affected by immigration enforcement.2026–27City-wide
- More counseling services for children in needResident asks for more counseling services for children in need.2026–27City-wideSubmitted in Korean
- Harm reduction and health care for unhoused peopleResident asks for harm reduction and health care for unhoused people designed with frontline workers rather than police, opposing sweeps at Mass and Cass and calling for drug decriminalization.2026–27City-wide
2025–26 (23 matching)
- Support multicultural mental health service organizationsSupport mental health organizations that serve people of all ages and cultures, with language and cultural knowledge, so all communities get fair, quality care.2025–26City-wideSubmitted in Chinese
- Coordinated stabilization services for intimate partner violence survivorsResident asks for coordinated services in the first year for survivors of intimate partner violence, saying fragmented navigation worsens outcomes and incidence has risen since COVID.2025–26City-wide
- Free youth mental health training for community adultsResident asks for free mental health training for coaches, parents, caregivers and neighbors who interact with youth, because culturally fitting clinical care is scarce.2025–26City-wide