Teen Advisory Council at the Gen Z Wellness Summit
YOUR DONATION MATTERS
2025 NOTEWORTHY IMPACTS
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35,000 Individuals received Open Mind invitations
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24,144 (100% increase) individuals registered for an Open Mind
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1200 students/parents/teachers registered for the Gen Z Wellness Summit
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310 films submitted for the Open Mind Film Festival
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53 High School students on the Teen Advisory Council
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28 countries represented by Open Mind attendees
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26 High Schools represented in the Teen Advisory Council
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16 Open Mind Lecture and Film Series events
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4 Friends of Semel Research Scholar Grants awarded
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Gen Z Wellness Summit, March 2, 2025 free to all, 500 participants including high school and college students engaged in discussions on today’s unique youth mental health challenges and heard a performance by Em Beihold who shared her personal mental health story. The Third Annual Summit is scheduled for March 8, 2026 at UCLA.
Filmmaker Finalists
Gracen Matai Meyer, Jacob Kautzy, Eden Leshem,
Tomas Officer, Takara Deal, and Natalie Yerelekian
This national competition invites high school students to submit short films about their personal mental health journeys. At last year’s festival, we screened 13 finalist films with 4 filmmakers receiving awards. The event attracted a large audience of students, families and teachers. The 6th Annual festival will take place on April 26, 2026, at UCLA.
Open Mind Community Lecture and Film Series: Free virtual programs that bring together world-renowned thought leaders in science and culture for discussions on critical mental health issues.
Friends Research Scholar Program: The Friends 2025-2027 Research Scholars, early-career neuroscientists and psychiatrists at the forefront of new treatments for illnesses of the mind and brain.
We rely entirely on your generous support to makes these programs possible. Please consider a 100% tax-deductible gift at www.friendsofsemelistitute.org or by using the enclosed envelope. For further assistance, contact Wendy Kelman, Executive Director, at 310-825-3119 or wkelman@mednet.ucla.edu
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