FRONTLINE: For Supporters

FRONTLINE youth mental health program overview graphic, highlighting free workshops for ages 14-25 focusing on identity, healing, community building, and challenging stigma through art and storytelling.

Where youth lead, healing follows.

FRONTLINE partners with trusted organizations and funders to make culturally responsive, youth-led mental health care a reality.
Are you ready to make a difference?

Why Partner with FRONTLINE?

Join a movement where youth lead and community supports. As a partner, you’ll help build safer, more connected spaces for AANHPI youth.

  • Group of youth posing together, smiling and making playful gestures at an outdoor event, celebrating youth leadership and storytelling.

    Amplify youth voice

    Support AANHPI youth in sharing their stories and leading change.

  • Close-up of two people shaking hands outdoors, symbolizing partnership and collaboration between community organizations.

    Join a trusted coalition

    Collaborate with schools, community organizations, and local leaders.

  • Build long-term healing

    Strengthen community-rooted, culturally responsive mental health care.

A diverse group of youth standing and smiling together in front of a BRIDGE and partner organization backdrop at a community event.

Real Voices from Youth

“I wish I would’ve known how easy it actually is to get help with these things and how accessible it can be.”

FRONTLINE youth program sign-up graphic inviting youth interested in mental health, community, identity, and change to join without experience—show up as you are.

“I want to be honest and vulnerable.”

Two youth presenting in front of a whiteboard filled with colorful sticky notes during a FRONTLINE mental health workshop, sharing ideas on identity, leadership, and community connection.

“Mental Health is not talked about—especially in Asian households, stigmatized.”

How You Can Support Youth

Whether you’re a funder, school, or community organization—there’s a way to get involved:

  • Help connect young people in your network to the program. They can find out more here.

    Or youth can APPLY HERE

  • Partner to bring healthy meals to our sessions by donating or sponsoring meals and snacks for a workshop or a team.

  • Join our Community Celebration in June by tabling, donating food, attending, or donating!

  • Expand this program to your youth organization by hosting a year-long team. Our current teams are Mesa College, Grossmont College, Kearny Mesa, and Jackie Robinson YMCA.

Two youth smiling and presenting during a FRONTLINE workshop, standing in front of a whiteboard filled with colorful sticky notes about mental health, identity, and community.
Illustration of diverse youth holding protest signs with messages like "We All Belong Here," "Art Heals," and "Healing Happens Together," promoting community healing and inclusive mental health support.

See What Youth Are Creating

From poetry to short films, FRONTLINE youth use creative storytelling to share their experiences and challenge mental health stigma.

  • A grayscale figure sits hunched over in a dark space, illuminated by colorful heart shapes emerging from a small phone screen. The rainbow-colored hearts contrast with the dull surroundings, symbolizing emotional support from online communities.

    Internet Connection

    Angelina Amaral | 12th Grade

    Angelo Rodriguez High School | Solano County

  • A person with long blue hair sits with their head down, while another hand reaches out holding a crisis hotline card and a green awareness ribbon, symbolizing offering help and support.

    Not Alone

    Charlotte Griffiths | 11th Grade

    Claremont High School | Tri-City (Los Angeles County)

  • A girl is shown underwater, her mouth open as if speaking, with white abstract shapes pulling her down. The water’s surface reflects distorted light, symbolizing the struggle of expressing oneself when words feel drowned out.

    Drowned Words

    Melissa Peng | 12th Grade

    Angelo Rodriguez High School | Solano County

  • The word “HELP” is painted in large, crumbling blue letters, resembling abandoned buildings. A bright light shines from behind, illuminating the dark, decayed cityscape and broken power lines.

    There is light

    Cecilia Rangel | 9th Grade

    POLY High School | Riverside County

  • A young person sits at a desk with a thought bubble above them filled with the word “SUPPORTIVE” surrounded by colorful, hand-painted words like “kind,” “caring,” “encouraging,” and “helpful,” expressing values of a better society.

    Being Supportive

    Belen Hernandez | 9th Grade

    POLY High School | Riverside County

  • A figure floats above city rooftops holding a green awareness ribbon tied to a red heart-shaped balloon, set against a vibrant sky with a setting sun and a bridge in the background, symbolizing hope, support, and mental health awareness.

    Floating Into Better Health

    Joaquin Domingo | 11th Grade

    Whittier Public Library | Los Angeles County

  • An adult comforts a crying youth on a couch, with colorful art on the wall behind them, symbolizing a supportive space for mental health conversations.

    Mental Health Matters

    Abbey Villanueva | 12th Grade

    Claremont High School | Tri-City (Los Angeles County)

HOT POT

Los Alamitos High School | English with captions
A 2024 Through the Lens of Culture PSA winner. This student-made short film shows a son who struggles with school and mental health, and his journey to open up to his father.

Let’s Work Together

Want to refer youth, fund a workshop, or explore partnership opportunities? Let’s connect.

A group of youth pose together in front of an event backdrop, smiling and making playful hand gestures, with sunlight illuminating the scene.

Our Partners

San Diego Foundation logo with a colorful geometric flower and green text.
YMCA logo with a blue and purple 'Y' and light blue text below.
San Diego Mesa College logo in blue serif text.
Side of Change Consulting logo in serif navy font with a red diagonal brushstroke.
Grossmont College logo with black serif text and a green crest showing a griffin.