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Stay Home for MY LIFE

In response to COVID-19, Magellan Healthcare launched the Stay Home for MY LIFE youth fest series, a virtual element of its award-winning MY LIFE program, for youth and young adults who have experience with mental health, substance use, juvenile justice or foster care issues, as well as professionals and caregivers across the country.

Peruse the event topics below to access the recordings and be inspired by nationally recognized speakers, uplifting entertainment, fun activities and information on a variety of topics important for youth.

Visit the Magellan Recovery, Resiliency and MY LIFE Facebook page for the latest on MY LIFE events and more!

Explore Stay Home for MY LIFE Events

When asked about the impact of Stay Home for MY LIFE events, 83% of the youth participants reported feeling more hopeful about the future and 77% reported feeling less alone.

April 6, 2022
It's MY LIFE, I'm going to live it well

Event features:

  • Andre Ecker, founder, Drumming Sounds
  • Focus on how we can live healthier and happier lives, while helping others do the same
February 3, 2022
It's MY LIFE, I'm going to live it well

Event features:

  • Tips and resources related to the Eight Dimensions of Wellness
  • Focus on how we can live healthier and happier lives, while helping others do the same
October 28, 2021
Getting help and helping others

Event features:

  • Cody Gautreaux, co-owner, The Grove Recovery Center
  • Lorrin Gehring, mental health innovator and advocate
  • Elijah Lucas, mental health and foster care advocate
September 23, 2021
Suicide prevention matters

Event features:

  • Iden Campbell, advocate for transgender rights and suicide prevention
  • Wendell Fields, mental health advocate, author and speaker
  • Dana Foglesong, director of recovery services, Magellan Healthcare
August 26, 2021
Spreading hope

Event features:

  • Dana Foglesong, director of recovery services, Magellan Healthcare
  • Michael “A.V.” Mitchell, inspirational rap artist and author
  • Jeff Thompson, engineering intern and recovery advocate
July 22, 2021
BIPOC mental health matters

Event features:

  • Brian Fluker, mental health advocate and peer services coordinator
  • Joseph ”DJ Dimension” Mercado, music artist and founder of NDMDIGITAL
  • Tonja Myles, mental health advocate, veteran and pastor
  • LaShonda DeRouen, executive director, NAMI Louisiana
  • Tatiana Gonzalez Quiroga, advocacy and program director, NAMI Louisiana
  • Julius Gunn, music artist and MY LIFE founding member
July 13, 2021
Louisiana Youth Rise

Event features:

  • Tonja Myles, U.S. veteran, recovery specialist and advocate
  • Emma Benoit, suicide prevention and mental health advocate
  • Dr. Jamie Hanna, board certified child psychiatrist and Magellan of Louisiana medical director
  • David Sylvester Jr., singer and songwriter
June 24, 2021
Love and service

Event features:

  • Mike Veny, world class keynote speaker and professional drummer
  • Hope Kirkland, recovery support navigator, Magellan Healthcare
  • Riley Gibson, founding member of MY LIFE and US Veteran
May 27, 2021
Recovery is real

Event features:

  • Michele Canale, executive director and founder of Modern Recovery
  • Kevin Britton, 2021 law school graduate and recovery advocate
  • Kara Long, advocate and speaker at Teen 4 Teen Help
April 22, 2021
Life is a gift! Live it well.

Event features:

  • Tre Gabriel, Flawless Fellow and graduate student
  • Taylor Grarrey, case manager at Modern Recovery
  • Janine Francolini, founder of The Flawless Foundation
March 25, 2021
Helping others shine

Event features:

  • Wesley Stewart, founder, Urban Surf 4 Kids and Every Kid Swims
  • Nicholas Emeigh, director of outreach and development, NAMI Bucks County PA
  • Emily Miller, certified peer support specialist, Bucks County Peer Net
February 25, 2021
Sharing your story to help others heal

Event features:

  • Jordan Lally, musician and mental health advocate
  • Lacy Dicharry, author, coach, consultant and foster care alumni
  • Lawrence Morgan, inspirational hip hop artist and author
January 28, 2021
Your story matters

Event features:

  • Emma Benoit, suicide prevention and mental health advocate
  • Melissa Hopely Rice, author and speaker, Michael’s Giving H.A.N.D.
  • Marissa MacKeverican, youth support coordinator, Magellan Healthcare
  • Melanie Marshall, software technology manager and advocate
  • Armando Grillo, entrepreneur and advocate
  • Gabe Webster, actor and advocate
December 10, 2020
Celebrate YOUth

Event features:

  • MY LIFE youth leaders
  • David Sylvester Jr., singer and songwriter
  • Michael A.V. Mitchell, inspirational rapper and author
  • Jessie May Wolfe, founder of the Heart Rise Movement
  • Jamall Anthony, singer and songwriter
  • Angela Quijada-Banks, poet and author of Black Foster Youth Handbook
  • Andrew Ecker, founder of Drumming Sounds and Sacred
September 10, 2020
Engaging youth beyond clinical services

Event features: MY LIFE founders, coordinators and youth leaders share about their successes (that can be replicated) over the last 12 years in building and sustaining youth involvement, youth groups and youth-led advocacy initiatives. The presentation includes personal recovery stories and more!

September 3, 2020
Helping others find hope

Event features:

  • Matt Zerker, founder and CEO of tethr, well-being platform for men
  • Rinata Hollins, founder of Dance tHerAPPY, youth empowerment program
  • Wendell Fields, mental health advocate, author and speaker
August 27, 2020
The art of recovery

Event features:

  • Eric Owen, founder of Verum Digital, recovery advocate and speaker
  • Robert “FlipSide” Daniels, poet, writer and co-founder of BlackPoet Ventures
  • Rohan “Rx Mundi” Mundi, rap artist, author and mental health advocate
August 20, 2020
Advocates for youth

Event features:

  • Hayley Winterberg, member and family advocate at Magellan Complete Care (now a Molina Healthcare company)
  • Kyle Esposito, suicide prevention task force coordinator for Bucks County
  • Patrick Denson, founder of Stop the Violence Against Our Youth
August 13, 2020
Recovery changes lives

Event features:

  • Gregg Champion, co-founder of Start Up Recovery and recovery coach
  • Jessica Dailey, wellness life coach and host of the Diamond Mind Radio podcast
  • Tom Lane, senior director of community and recovery supports at Magellan Healthcare
August 6, 2020
Youth empowerment

Event features:

  • Jason Lalli, motivational speaker, spoken word artist and author
  • Marissa MacKeverican, youth support coordinator at Magellan Healthcare
  • Michael A.V. Mitchell, motivational speaker, inspirational rapper and author
July 30, 2020
Indigenous mental health matters

Event features:

  • Bob Candelaria, CEO of Winslow Guidance Associates and member of the Navajo Nation
  • Joe Williams, motivational speaker, author and citizen of the Wiradjuri/Wolgalu Nation
  • Lindsey Holt, director of Marimn Health’s Wellness Center and member of the Coeur d’Alene Nation
  • Shelby Rowe, suicide prevention expert and citizen of the Chickasaw Nation
July 23, 2020
Black mental health matters

Event features:

  • Dr. Kyalen O. Conner, associate professor at the University of South Florida
  • Shandrika J. and Angela Quijada-Banks, special musical guests
  • Sharon D. Wise, advocate, artist, author, peer specialist and community organizer
  • Victor Armstrong, director of the North Carolina Division of Mental Health
July 16, 2020
Passion and purpose

Event features:

  • Alex Frisina, acting director of Youth Power NY and hip-hop artist
  • Brittany Garner, programs manager for The Phoenix Florida
  • Tira Yasmine, CEO of Color Life Beautiful, poet and life coach
July 9, 2020
Inspiration and motivation

Event features:

  • Harold Branch III, spoken word artist, entrepreneur and motivational speaker
  • Jason Starkey, former NFL player, recovery advocate and speaker
  • LaTasha C. Watts, child welfare advocate, author and speaker
July 2, 2020
Living and working in recovery

Event features:

  • Alton Voss, outreach coordinator at Rockland Treatment Center
  • Greg Dicharry, youth empowerment director at Magellan Healthcare
  • Stephen Sundquist, development representative at Clean Recovery Centers
  • LA Will and Seven Stevens, special musical guests
June 25, 2020
Thriving through trauma

Event features:

  • Ashley Hunt, founder of Nfinite Strength and advocate for sexual assault survivors
  • Fritz Hortsman, executive director of the Compassion Prison Project and filmmaker
  • Johnny Crowder, founder of Cope Notes, musician and motivational speaker
  • KT Muyaka, special musical guest
June 18, 2020
Sports and mental wellness

Event features:

  • Anita Nall Richesson, Olympic gold medalist, and health and wellness expert
  • Eric Kussin, former pro sport executive and founder of #SameHere
  • Sam Carter, CEO of Carters Corner and sports management professor
June 11, 2020

Event features:

  • Alonzo Corral, attorney and social justice advocate
  • Angel Marie Monachelli, creator of the Shine On Movement and author
  • Matt Runnalls, founder and CEO of Mindfull Aus and inspirational speaker
June 4, 2020
Advocate for change

Event features:

  • Brianna Gower, director of Youth Power NY, Families Together
  • Iden Campbell, advocate for transgender rights and suicide prevention
  • Lexie Gruber, foster care advocate, consultant and author
May 28, 2020
Celebrating 2020 graduates

Event features:

  • Angela Quijada-Banks, advocate, author, artist and life coach
  • Mike Saxer, youth peer specialist and spoken word artist
  • Shane Schulz, CEO of Speaking to the Heart Podcast Network
  • Youth MOVE, chapter highlight
May 21, 2020
Mental health for youth

Event features:

  • Alison Malmon, founder and executive director of Active Minds
  • Andrew Ecker, wellness coach and founder of Drumming Sounds
  • Emily Skehill, manager of peer advocacy at Mental Health America
  • Emma Benoit, suicide attempt survivor and youth advocate
  • Dr. Jonn Draper, director of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
  • Tonja Myles, U.S. veteran, recovery specialist and advocate
May 14, 2020
Foster care youth matter

Event features:

  • April Curtis, board chair of Foster Care Alumni of America
  • Chris Chmielewski, founder and editor of Foster Focus magazine
  • Htet Htet Rogers, foster care advocate and student
  • Isaiah Palomo, training and education coordinator of Foster Club
  • Naya Taylor, poet, singer and foster care advocate
  • Sixto Cancel, founder and CEO of Think of Us
May 7, 2020

Event features:

  • LaTangela Fay, radio and TV host, author and singer
  • Dr. Nicholas B., geneticist and substance use recovery speaker
  • Sam Webb, actor and co-founder of LIVIN
April 30, 2020

Event features:

  • Cortney Lovell, recovery coach, speaker, advocate and author
  • John Perricone, inspirational speaker, author and teacher
  • Kenny Dobbs, slam dunk artist and motivational speaker
April 23, 2020

Event features:

  • David Sylvester Jr., singer, songwriter, pianist and author
  • Kevin Hines, advocate, speaker, author and filmmaker
  • Melissa Hopely Rice, mental health recovery speaker and author
April 16, 2020

Event features:

  • Jessie May Wolfe, founder of HeartRise Movement and wellness coach
  • Kelly Davis, director of peer advocacy at Mental Health America
  • Michael AV Mitchell, motivational speaker, rapper and author
Learn more about Magellan Youth Leaders Inspiring Future Empowerment (MY LIFE)

Visit the Magellan Recovery, Resiliency and MY LIFE Facebook page, or contact us to get involved and learn more about MY LIFE.