Suicide Prevention: Liv Bookwood Liv put together this wonderful PSA video on suicide prevention for her school. I love seeing youth take on prevention efforts!

Seeing a Snapchat Red-Flag: Gabe Rongier Ryan has been discussing the positives of social media since he started talking in public about youth and technology. Mental health red-flags online are sometimes easier to see than offline. If a young person sees someone struggling through social media or text messages, and they let an adult know,…

Fitting In: Emma Kobelenske Meet Emma Kobelenske, a young lady trying to help other kids feel welcomed. She has set a mission to help kids that feel like they don’t fit in or who have been bullied. Ryan asked Emma to provide an introduction of herself for the Youth Spotlight. “My name is Emma. I’m…

A Filmmaker: Liv McNeil I stumbled upon the video Numb posted above. This video amazingly captures how youth may be feeling during this difficult time of forced virtual schooling. Then I learned that Numb was made by a 15 year old kiddo! I wanted to learn more about this film and the inspiration behind it.…

Raising Awareness: Bekah Gerace I was lucky to attend a talk by Bekah Gerace. She spoke so clearly on a subject that is very important to me. She flawlessly presented (to a room of 500 professionals) about taking care of those struggling with mental health issues with as much importance as we do those struggling…

Rebecca Havko has helped Shape the Sky with editing blog posts and acting as a youth consultant. She’s a talented writer who has written many short stories and fiction pieces, and her goal is to become an author.

Wesley has made it his mission to help veterans on Thanksgiving every year by donating turkeys. One year, he collected over 40 turkeys to distribute to local veterans in Allegheny County.

Abigail founded the Big Sisters Club at her high school to help middle school girls become leaders and role models. Through this organization, Abigail and twelve other students taught 7th and 8th-grade girls about social issues and how to prevent, cope, and get help with social struggles.