Mission

AIM is bridging the gap between research and access to care for youth struggling with their mental health by finding and funding evidence-based treatments, empowering youth to discover their own mental health solutions, and training caring adults to create safe communities.

The Big Idea

At AIM Youth Mental Health, we envision a supportive, informed community that fosters youth mental health and resiliency. AIM strives to make this vision a reality for children and youth across Monterey County. Your support will help AIM continue our research-backed youth mental health programs:

AIM Ideas Lab is an innovative, youth-led program that empowers high school students to identify and promote their own recommendations for solving the youth mental health crisis.
Mental Health First Aid trains teenagers and caring adults to recognize and respond to youth mental health challenges.

Our programs are based on the conviction that no young person should suffer from mental illness. By empowering youth, educating caring adults, and promoting research-backed solutions, we provide much-needed hope. Thank you for joining with AIM to ensure that Monterey County children and youth receive the support they need to achieve the bright futures they deserve.

AIM Ideas Lab addresses a significant gap in children’s mental health care: the voices of youth themselves. The impact of this program has potential to be profound. The field has been increasingly recognizing the critical importance of input from individuals with lived experience, and the great value of having that input from youths specifically. Each year, AIM Ideas Lab Youth Researchers shed light on the state of youth mental health in their communities, sharing new findings, challenges, and promoting solutions.

- Dr. Hilary Blumberg