Suicide Prevention: What Can We Do? with Seika Brown

Seika Brown began her work in the mental health field at the age of 15 when she founded her first non-profit organization ArchNova; two Latin and Greek words combined meaning New Beginnings. ArchNova focused on mental health policy change and awareness. Brown and her team worked for three years, in two legislation sessions, passing one bill in Washington State in 2019. They also assisted the University of Washington: Forefront on a suicide prevention toolkit for schools. As Brown entered Cornell University in the fall of 2020, she switched focus to research. Seika now runs YLG (Youth Lead Global) Research - an initiative that aims to discover how mental health is defined across cultures and backgrounds. She is currently assisting a research study on the “Political Economy of Adolescent Mental Health” conducted by The Karolinska Institute and Johns Hopkins University. Brown is also a youth leader for citiesRISE and is assisting the creation of a Global Youth Council around mental health.  She is currently writing a book on her work throughout high school and hopes to publish a book on the research she is currently conducting.  Seika won the 2021 mPower Award from Mental Health America and has worked on multiple projects.