Tips and Tricks to Starting a Young Adult Council Part 2: The Do’s and Don’ts of Young Adult Councils

Abstract

Young adult advisory councils are groups of likeminded young adults who come together on a consistent basis to share resources and advise organizations on how to better serve and support young people. This tip sheet, which is based on direct experiences from young adult council members across the United States, provides a list of Do’s and Don’ts for your organization to consider when developing and running a young adult council.

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Tips and Tricks to Starting a Young Adult Council Part 1: 10 Steps to Starting a Young Adult Advisory Council

Subject Area

Community Based Participatory Research, Transition Age Youth

Keywords

transition age youth, young adult advisory councils, mental health, young adults, mental health organizations, do's and don'ts, Spanish

Suggested Citation

Mizrahi R, Costa A. Tips and Tricks to Starting a Young Adult Council Part 2: The Do’s and Don’ts of Young Adult Councils [English and Spanish versions]. Psychiatry Information in Brief 2018;15(6):1126. https://doi.org/10.7191/pib.1126. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/pib/vol15/iss6/1