Over the past several months Urban Trails San Francisco has been working in collaboration with NAHC Media on a dynamic public arts outreach project. Youth participated in digital arts trainings and focus groups to design slogans that directly address historical trauma and destigmatizing mental health services for self-identified Indigenous youth.

OUR VOICES, OUR WAY

This campaign was developed through a series of community photohoots, Photoshop design workshops, focus groups and creative brainstorming sessions, and committees of youth and families who gave input on the designs. Many thanks to Paloma Flores, Crystal Marich, Tommy Orange, April McGill, Lauren Baehner, Catherine McLively, Serena Wright, Esther Lucero, and Angie Tsosie and all our community partners. FUNDED BY SAMHSA.

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LINA BLANCO is the Graphic Designer at the Native American Health Center and

photographer, social marketer for this campaign.

URBAN TRAILS SAN FRANCISCO is a behavioral health system partnership between the Child, Youth and Family System of Care within Community Behavioral Health Services under the San Francisco Department of Public Health and the Native American Health Center. Urban Trails San Francisco expands access to culturally and spiritually based behavioral health services for the most needy and vulnerable Native American and Indigenous children, youth and families in San Francisco.

For more information about this project, contact Lina Blanco, UTSF Social Marketer: LinaB@nativehealth.org

URBAN TRAILS SAN FRANCISCO 1380 Howard Street333 Valencia Street1601 Mission StreetSan Francisco, CA 94103PHONE: 415-503-1046FAX: 415-503-1081

WATCH OUR VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzYa0vS867w