Inspiring Solutions for Adolescent & Young Adult Health

Imagine a world where young people have the support, resources, and confidence to shape their most brilliant futures.

Introducing youthink Incubator Hub: a program that partners with organizations across the United States and its territories to develop innovative solutions for complex challenges in adolescent and young adult health.

youthink supports teams through an 8-month process – by providing training, funding, and more – to help them design and test groundbreaking ideas.

youthink is powered by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and receives funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Population Affairs.

We Connect You With…

Innovation Frameworks

Design thinking education and resources to approach challenges creatively

Community

An expansive network of passionate professionals and peers for collaboration

Trainings & Tools

Interactive workshops and materials to practice new skills and ways of thinking

Funding

Financial resources to fund your innovation proces

Subject Matter Experts

Adolescent health professionals and direct service providers to discuss your unique interests and needs

Coaching

Individualized support to guide you through your innovation journey

Our Approach

At youthink, We support teams through a dynamic, inclusive, and impactful process that is informed by design thinking. Our hands-on training, coaching, and other offerings help you connect with community to understand their needs and develop effective solutions during youthink and beyond. Learn more about the youthink process.

You Should Apply If You:

  • Need support and resources to address a challenge in adolescent and young adult health
  • Are part of a team of 3-5 people, ages 18+, that are associated with an organization that can serve as a fiscal sponsor
  • Have at least one youth member on your team (ages 18-25)
  • Enjoy learning, being flexible, thinking creatively, and trying new things
  • Are in the United States and its territories
  • Are ready to work with us for 8 months for about 20 hours per month

Hear from youthink Participants:

youthink has been personally and professionally inspiring – I have gleaned a lot of knowledge and passion from our cohort and coaches. Design thinking helps broaden my thought process and tackle problems open-mindedly.

youthink participant

2024

Overall, it has been one of the best experiences that I’ve had in my professional life. I only wish I was younger so that I could have used it more often in other ways.

youthink participant

2024

When I talk about this project, I often focus on how different this setup is from any other [opportunity] I’ve been involved with [including] the level of communication, the ongoing [technical assistance], the continuous feedback, and the creation of a community. I often struggle to remember even the name of our grant manager on most [projects] so it’s nice to know the entire team that’s part of this.

youthink participant

2024

The team is amazing – so smart, so kind, so empathetic – just wonderful, and the care and thought that has gone into trainings is so appreciated! I have adored my time working with this group and have learned so much! If only all teams worked this way, guided by these values.

youthink participant

2024

Sound like you? We want to hear from you!

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Questions? Email us: youthink@chla.usc.edu.