The Youth Mental Wellness Champions 2025-26 Cohort will comprise 15 students from across Wisconsin, who will participate in monthly virtual evening meetings from September 2025 to April 2026, culminating in a special in-person completion ceremony in Madison in May 2026.
Rising Juniors and Seniors are invited to apply via a brief online application, which must include a short video of why the student wants to serve as a Youth Mental Wellness Champion. Applications must be submitted by Monday, September 8 at midnight. To ensure geographic representation and diversity, one student will be selected from each of Wisconsin’s 12 CESAs, and the remaining three cohort members will be selected from the application pool.
For questions about the program or the application process, please email OCMH@wi.gov.