Ayala Rosenthal is a senior at Yeshiva Girls High School in Pittsburgh, PA. As a youth advocate and through her project AMOTT, Acknowledging Mental Health in Our Teens Together, she is working in the Orthodox community to break stigma and spread awareness of mental health issues. She is a member of the Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh and its leadership board. After graduating, she plans to study abroad in Israel and continue her AMOTT project there. 

Authored by Ayala Rosenthal

Blog Post

Building a Safety Net for Teen Mental Health: Youth Advocate Perspectives

In the first of a two-part blog series marking National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, a group of youth advocates share their thoughts on the mental health needs of adolescents and how researchers can support them.