About

Sources Of Strength is a group of students and adults working together to help normalize conversation about mental health by using the Sources of Strength Wheel. The wheel consists of 8 parts: Mental Health, Family Support, Positive Friends, Mentors, Healthy Activities, Generosity, Spirituality, and Physical Health.

This summer, Broomfield Youth For Youth Advisory Group (with Broomfield Communities that Care Coalition, a youth substance abuse and mental well-being prevention initiative), is focusing on a youth and community priority, “connectivity and resiliency”, which is particularly important during the current state of quarantine due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Sources of Strength, will serve as the guide in creating an empowered community, where young people and adults will learn to develop and/or recognize their support systems and lean into their strengths, as well as to raise the level of wellness in our homes and community. Sources is designed to harness the power of peer and community networks to change unhealthy norms and cultures, ultimately preventing suicide, bullying, and substance abuse.

Teen Advisers:

Amanda Barton

Peyton Biggers
Maliah Clark
Emily Duncan
Andy French
Gabrielle French
Connor Geiser
Milan Hancock
Neeharika Hancock
Rishi Hancock
Gabriella Hempelmann
Anoushka Jani
Daniella Jaramillo
Aditya Nandyal
Arya Nandyal
Diya Patel
Lexi Raichle
Daniel Riggin

Community Members:

Elton Davis - Boulder Valley School District

Keri Dillingham - Broomfield Council on the Arts and Humanities

Nicole Dolan - Broomfield Public Health

Ben Edwards - Rise Above Colorado

Katrina Fernandez - Adams 12 Five Star Schools

John Freeman - Senior Services/Community Member

Jordan Goto - Boulder Valley School District

Katherine Humphery - Broomfield Public Health

Robin Jenkins - Broomfield Public Health

Lindsey Jones - Broomfield Child, Adult and Family Services

Jonathan Judge - Rise Above Colorado

Heather Karimi - Parent/Community Member

Zach Kreeger - Broomfield/Adams County Young Life

Carrie Kujawa - Adams 12/Legacy High School

Tammy Lawrence - Boulder Valley School District

Suzanne Linder - Broomfield Library & InventHQ

Alison Long - Broomfield Public Health

Allison Lucero Hoffman - Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Jennifer Mackender - Broomfield Public Health

Kelli Preston - Broomfield High School

Lisle Reed - Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Dayna Scott - Broomfield FISH

Candice Smith - Adams 12 Five Star Schools/Westlake Middle School

Brandon Stepter - Colorado Community Health Alliance

Sharon Tessier - Broomfield FISH/City Council

Audra Webb - Adams 12 Five Star Schools/Legacy High School