Mental Health Advocates expanded its services for at-risk youth by having a Youth Peer Advocates program where counselors that are hired use their own lived experiences to connect with the youth.
Karl Shallowhorn is a mental health advocate and educator who has been talking about mental wellbeing in the Western New York area for years. Lorenzo Rodriguez sits down with Karl to discuss what the Buffalo community’s psyche might look like a year removed from the May 14th Tops shooting.
Governor Kathy Hochul is committing to address mental health concerns within schools. She said the budget is giving $50 million New York State schools to be spent on resources.
Mental health advocate Karl Shallowhorn says he hopes this will allow state leaders to see the need for more help to get access to mental health services.