The Advocacy Interns will work closely with the IWAY2 Health Educators and take the lead in spreading awareness about the community’s unmet needs regarding traumatic events and stress.
The essential duties and responsibilities of this internship is to
Create social media posts about individual and community action to promote and spread awareness on trauma-informed care & prevention
Contact government representatives and other policy decision-makers to inform them about trauma-informed care and prevention
Identify and develop an advocacy campaign for policy changes regarding AAAI trauma-informed care and prevention
Propose a new project not listed above in collaboration with project staff
Projects the interns will be working on
Youth art showcase
Peer support groups
Outreach (tabling at local communities, promoting programs/services offered)
Design merch (sweaters, stickers, etc)
Creating podcast or vlogs relating to mental health in youths
See Intern Showcase as reference and our Instagram posts.