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Indiana Youth Advisory Board (IYAB)

Overview

The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) and the Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) established the Indiana Youth Advisory Board (IYAB) to assess and promote youth-targeted public health, mental health and suicide prevention initiatives. The IYAB is made up of enthusiastic young leaders between the ages of 14 to 24. The inaugural board was launched in July 2022 and the second consecutive board was inducted in July 2024.

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IYAB Logo

If you are considering working with youth or creating a youth advisory board, this toolkit is for you. The toolkit includes everything we have learned working alongside youth over the past few years and hope this can be beneficial to anyone looking to engage more youth voices.

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Conference Presentations

IYAB members speak at conferences to educate about youth experiences, needs, and challenges. So far this term, IYAB has spoken at the Preventing Youth Suicide Initiative Kickoff, Northeast Mental Health Summit, and NAMI Indiana Conference.

IYAB member on panel at Public Health Day
Public Health Day at the Statehouse

IYAB member and Butler student, Lucia, joined a panel of public health experts at Public Health Day to speak about the importance of youth voice in public health work. This was one of the highest-attended events held at the Indiana Statehouse in recent years.

All Member In-Person Meeting

In the beginning of August of 2025, IYAB welcomed 10 new interim members to serve on the board from August 2025 to May of 2026. Both returning members and our new interim members gathered at the Abe Martin Lodge in Brown County State Park to welcome the new members and plan for the upcoming year with their subcommittees. The members were incredibly productive during their in-person subcommittees, and all are excited to work on the promising projects they plan to work on in the coming months!

  • Board Members

    Board Members

    Alaric
    Gibson County

    Allison
    Cass County

    Alyse
    Allen County

    Avery
    Jefferson County

    Brian
    Bartholomew County

    Camden
    Lake County

    Clara
    Boone County

    Carys
    Vanderburgh County

    Chloe
    Allen County

    Elias
    Floyd County

    Emmy
    Hamilton County

    Erika
    Wanye County

    Hannah
    Bartholomew County

    Lliana
    Vigo County

    Jacob
    Wayne County

    Jaden
    Hamilton County

    Jasmine
    Elkhart County

    Keirsten
    Cass County

    Kris
    Floyd County

    Kyla
    Clark County

    Libni
    DeKalb County

    Lucy
    Johnson County

    Makenzie
    Vermillion County

    Mara
    Porter County

    Maria
    Marion County

    Michelle
    Marion County

    Morgan
    Tippecanoe County

    Muna
    Clark County

    Nathan
    Marion County

    Parina
    Johnson County

    Paxton
    Marion County

    Rachel
    Tippecanoe County

    Riese
    Hendricks County

    Shaylee
    Monroe County

    Shivani
    Hamilton County

    Titiksha
    Bartholomew County

    Vicky
    Lake County

    Will
    Johnson County

    Zeke
    Floyd County

    Abhijay
    St Joseph

     

    Arya
    Hamilton

    Elizabeth
    Marion

    Ishita
    St. Joseph

    Madison
    Marion

    Ranveer
    St. Joseph

    Shu Jing
    Lake

    William
    Monroe

       

    Not Pictured:

    Michael Ajagbonna
    Marion

    Baya
    DeKalb

    Finn
    Monroe

  • Leadership Committee Members

    Amya
    Greene County

    Bethanie

    Bethanie
    Marion County

    Hannah
    Wanye County

    Jayma
    Fountain County

    Kylie
    Hendricks County

    Lucia
    Marion County

Contact

Indiana Department of Health

AJ Moon
Youth Engagement Coordinator
Amoon@health.in.gov

Sarah Iwinski-Wallace
Adolescent Health Administrator
Siwinskiwallace@health.in.gov

FSSA Division of Mental Health and Addiction

Caitlyn Short
State Suicide Prevention Director
caitlyn.short@fssa.in.gov