As mental health awareness has grown, access to care and meaningful influence over the systems that shape it have not kept pace. Younger generations in particular are experiencing higher rates of anxiety and depression while also facing barriers to both care and civic participation.
This webinar brings together leaders from the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Democracy Security Project alongside voter engagement experts to explore how structural challenges impact both mental health outcomes and civic voice, often leaving the most affected communities underrepresented in critical decisions.
The session will also address the emotional toll of voter engagement work and offer practical strategies to help organizers and advocates protect their well being while sustaining their impact. Participants will gain insight into how civic participation can strengthen connection and agency, and why ensuring people have both a voice and the capacity to use it is essential to building healthier, more responsive systems.
This webinar will have Closed Captioning provided by Zoom. If you need other accommodations, let us know at info@nationalvoterregistrationday.org.