Happy Holidays! (but just in case they’re not)
Holiday Mental Health Resources: We wish all a wonderful holiday season, but we know that, for many people, it’s not the most wonderful time of the […]
Is This Our Most Innovative Program?
Healing’s Ripple Effect All Youth ALIVE! programs are about healing and innovation. And our Counseling Services may be our most innovative program of all. These […]
Video: Where There is Violence, There Can Be Healing
A Youth ALIVE! Documentary – Where There is Violence, There Can Be Healing is a 12-minute film about the work of our programs for violence prevention, […]
Tips for Managing Fireworks Trauma Reactions
Some Simple Self-Care Tips – Having a plan can help people who experience trauma triggers from fireworks better prepare and cope. Find more self-care tips at […]
YA! Experts Advise Biden-Harris Transition Team
Open Ears at the Top – Prior to January’s Presidential Inauguration, several Youth ALIVE! staff members were invited to address members of the Biden-Harris transition team […]
State Assembly Panel Comes to Oakland
Testimony on violence & mental health: A report from Gabriel Garcia, YA! Advocacy Manager – In December, Teens on Target youth leaders and Youth ALIVE! staff […]
YA!’s Nicky MacCallum’s Assembly testimony: the affects of gun violence on youth mental health
Expert Testimony In December, Youth ALIVE!’s Counseling Services Director Nicky MacCallum testified at a State Assembly hearing on the impact of gun violence on youth mental […]
A Movement Rising: the health approach to reducing violence
Youth ALIVE!’s Annual Report: At Youth ALIVE!, we believe in approaching daily violence as a public health conundrum, not a criminal justice one. We believe the […]
You Are Not Alone
A Violence Intervention Case Study: Our efforts to support young shooting victims in Oakland often require multiple Youth ALIVE! programs and staff – hospital-based violence intervention […]
From Parkland to Oakland
Our Annual Report 2017-2018 The report we release today, Listening to Our Youth: From Parkland to Oakland, lists results from all of our programs. It includes two […]