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Grow Up and Glow: A Community Celebration of Rise and Thrive with Dr. Alfiee
Watch highlights from Glow Up and Grow, a night of community, conversation, and celebration marking the launch of Rise and Thrive.
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Building Resilience: Understanding ACEs
Mental health doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and neither does healing. In this engaging presentation, Dr. Alfiee explores how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) shape young people’s lives, why culturally responsive support matters, and what parents, educators, and communities can do to help every child rise and thrive.
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Supporting Your Child’s Mental Health and Your Own with Dr. Alfiee
On this episode of the Thriving Kids Podcast, Dr. Alfiee discusses her new book Rise and Thrive and teaches parents, caregivers and caring adults how to practice the best self care and support positive mental health for the young people they love and for themselves.
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TODAY: How to Encourage Mental Health Conversations with Your Teen
Psychologist Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble, founder of The AAKOMA Project, joins TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Carson Daly to share tips from her new book called “Rise and Thrive: A Mental Health Workbook for Youth and for the Young Person Inside All of Us.” She shares how to identity if your child is struggling, ways to encourage conversation, and what to do if someone is experiencing a mental crisis.
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RGF: Gen 2 Gen Launch Event at Scandanavia House
The Generation to Generation kickoff event, co-hosted by the Reykjavik Global Forum and the MATTIE Fund during CSW70 in March 2026, launched a new intergenerational leadership initiative for women at Scandinavia House in New York. It introduced the Generation to Generation Leadership Exchange, a program that brings established and emerging women leaders together in a reciprocal space of learning, reflection, and empowerment rather than a one-way mentorship model. Featuring speakers from Reykjavik Global, The MATTIE Fund/AAKOMA Project, and partner organizations, the kickoff aimed to build awareness, encourage applications, and generate momentum ahead of the initiative’s activities at the November 2026 Reykjavik Global Forum.
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Anxiety is Exploding Among Young People: Free Thinking with Montel Williams
On this episode of Free Thinking with Montel, Montel sits down with pioneering psychologist, scientist, and mental health advocate Dr. Alfiee to discuss the growing youth mental health crisis—and why traditional systems often fail the very young people who need support the most. Drawing from more than 30 years of research, clinical care, and community work, Dr. Alfiee shares insights from her powerful new book Rise and Thrive, a culturally grounded mental health toolkit designed to help young people move beyond survival and into healing, resilience, and self-empowerment. Together, Montel and Dr. Alfiee explore: Why anxiety and depression are rising among young people The unique mental health challenges facing youth of color, LGBTQAI+ youth, and other marginalized communities How identity and culture shape emotional wellbeing The impact of social media and digital overload Parenting in a new era of emotional complexity Black youth suicide prevention and systemic gaps in care Practical tools for building resilience, self-worth, and hope This is a deeply human conversation about healing, visibility, and creating a future where every young person feels seen, supported, and empowered to rise.
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New Workbook Empowers Young People on a Mental Health Journey
Dr. Alfie talks about “Rise and Thrive: A mental health workbook for youth and for the young person inside all of us” with News Channel 8.
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Interview on Culturally Responsive Tools for Resilience
Dr. Alfiee joined Bloom TV for an engaging conversation on culturally responsive tools that strengthen resilience. She shared practical strategies for supporting mental wellness while emphasizing the critical role of representation in care. The discussion highlights how culturally grounded approaches can create meaningful, lasting change for individuals and communities alike.
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The Hidden Cost of AI: Black Mental Health, Water & Collective Survival – BEAM
Dr. Alfiee joined Black Mental Health & AI to explore how emerging technologies are impacting Black communities’ emotional well-being, access to care, and self-determination. Grounded in a healing justice framework, this webinar examines both the potential and the harm of AI in mental health — including issues of bias, surveillance, extraction, and care delivery — while centering cultural wisdom, community accountability, and collective healing.
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