Managing Stress During Distance Learning
David Rivera, Steve Fund advisor and Associate Professor of Counselor Education, Queens College (CUNY), participated in a panel discussion hosted by JED sharing tips on how faculty can provide support for their students during distance learning while keeping in mind the needs of particularly vulnerable student populations.
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We are in this together, and help is always available.
During this stressful time, it is understandable if you are feeling uncertainty, worry, fear, confusion, and disappointment. Let people in your support system know if you need help. To access a culturally trained Crisis Text Line counselor, Text STEVE to 741741 or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK.
For Young Women of Color: Balancing High Expectations with Self-Care
When I’m tired, I rest, I say, ‘I can’t be a superwoman today.’ --Jada Pinkett
March is Women's History Month
Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people and communities. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children.
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The Steve Fund selected as finalist for 2020 Change Maker Community Builder Award
Crowdsourced voting will determine the winner of the Community Builder Award. Online voting is now open and will remain open through March 15.
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Have you considered joining the Youth Advisory Board?
Youth Advisory Board (YAB) members promote the importance of education about mental health and emotional well-being and more. 

Applications for the 2020-2021 school year are now open — February 28th - May 1st.
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Announcing Alliance for Children's Mental Health
The Steve Fund announced today that it has been named a founding member of the Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health.
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Authentic Voices: Q&A with Steve Fund Youth Advisory Board
Youth Advisory Board (YAB) members Ryan Houston-Dial and Taytum Dunn share their biggest takeaways from University of Michigan’s YGARR 2019 conference, and how they plan to take action on campus. Video produced by YAB member Dannie Bell.
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Maintaining Mental Health During the Coronavirus Pandemic

The Steve Fund is aware of the impact that COVID-19 (coronavirus) is having on the mental health and emotional well-being of young people of color, including adolescents, college students, and young adults and their families. As our nation confronts this public health crisis, The Steve Fund is sharing information and tips to help young people and their caregivers cope and remain grounded in the midst of the challenge that coronavirus presents to our entire society.

We are in this together, and help is always available.

TEXT STEVE to 741741 to access a culturally trained Crisis Text Line counselor.

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About the Steve Fund

The Steve Fund is dedicated to the mental health and emotional well-being of students of color.

Right at this moment, there are students of color who are failing academically, suffering emotionally and/OR in some cases are facing serious risk, because population-specific factors influencing mental health are too poorly understood and not acted upon. We are taking action. Learn more.

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Equity in Mental Health

The Steve Fund and The Jed Foundation have partnered to create the Equity in Mental Health Framework with ten expert recommendations for America’s colleges and universities to better support the mental health and emotional well-being of students of color. Read news release.
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Text STEVE to 741741

Are you a young person of color? Feeling down, stressed or overwhelmed? Text STEVE to 741741 and a live, trained Crisis Counselor will receive the text and respond to you quickly to provide support. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment.
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The Knowledge Center

The new Steve Fund Knowledge Center is a resource for expert information about the mental health and emotional well-being of students of color. It contains videos of presentations, panels and interviews with experts, white papers, Webinars and more.
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The Steve Fund in the media:

"Building knowledge and capacity among organizations serving young people of color is a critical element of the Steve Fund’s mission. Therefore, we offer an array of programs and services based on the framework and designed to assist colleges and universities and nonprofits in improving their mental health and emotional well-being support for students of color."
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What Steve Fund partners say:

SEO Scholars excited to partner
“Given our mission of enabling young people from underserved and underrepresented communities to maximize their opportunities for college and career success, SEO Scholars is excited to partner with The Steve Fund on providing critical educational content related to the mental health and emotional well-being of our College Scholars. SEO Scholars is a free eight-year academic program that gets low-income public high school students to and through college with a 95% college completion rate.”
William A. Goodloe, President & CEOSponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO)
We look forward to our work with the Steve Fund
“As an organization focused on equipping high achieving men and women of color with the skills, coaching and connections they need to lead organizations and communities worldwide, we look forward to our work with the Steve Fund as we add best practices in mental health and emotional well-being to our programs’ curricula. It’s an important addition that will help maximize our impact on the lives of the young diverse people we serve.” John Rice, CEO, Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT)
John Rice, CEOManagement Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT)
The NAACP is grateful to the Steve Fund
“The NAACP is grateful to the Steve Fund for introducing critical mental health knowledge and best practices through presentations in front of thousands of young people at the NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO). We consider this a critical addition to this leading achievement program targeted at African American high school students.” Larry Brown, Jr., ACT-SO National Director
Larry Brown, Jr., National DirectorACT-SO