During Suicide Prevention Month, we are highlighting two young North Carolina changemakers who are helping shape the future of how YMCAs address youth mental health through Y-USA’s Teen Mental Health Fellowship. This 18-month initiative empowers teens to create youth-led, youth-informed solutions that promote emotional well-being resilience and community support through local YMCAs.

NC Alliance of YMCAs Board Chair Lynn Lomax announced that Paige Hughes Binfield will serve as the Alliance’s next CEO, effective November 3, 2025. 

For anyone that knows Alisha Reynolds Welch, a longtime member of the William G. White YMCA in Winston-Salem, it’s no surprise that she was just one of 21 youth leaders selected to serve on Y-USA’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) this year. 

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