Who are we:
The Healing Youth Alliance (HYA) is a partnership between the University of Maryland School of Social Work (UMSSW, the Black Mental Health Alliance, and Heartsmiles that is working to address the effects of untreated trauma and the stigma around receiving mental health treatment by training youth and youth program leaders on mental health in the African American community, identifying strategies to decrease stigma related to mental illness, and teaching positive coping mechanisms, healing-centered engagement, and trauma-informed care.