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Help us create spaces that youth actually need

The G.O.A.T. Youth Mental Health Expo is designed with youth, not just for them.

To shape this year’s programming, Brand U, LLC conducted focus groups with transition-aged youth (16–25) across Prince George’s County to better understand what they’re facing and what real support looks like in their daily lives.

Here’s what they told us they’re navigating most:

• Stress, anxiety, and depression
• Grief, trauma, and family pressures
• Social isolation and lack of safe spaces
• Financial stress and employment uncertainty
• Substance use and crisis prevention
• Not knowing where or how to ask for help
• Wanting practical tools, not lectures

They’re not looking for PowerPoint presentations.
They’re looking for real conversations, usable strategies, and people who understand their world.

That’s where you come in.

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Who We’re Looking For

We’re curating dynamic, high-energy experts and trusted voices who know how to truly connect with youth and families, not just talk at them.

Facilitators. Clinicians. Creatives. Coaches. Advocates. Healers. Mentors.

People who can hold the room, build trust, and leave youth with real tools they can use immediately.

If you deliver experiences that are interactive, culturally responsive, practical, and empowering — not lectures — we want you on our stage and in our spaces.

About

Join us on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at Bowie State University for The G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time) Youth Mental Health Expo 2026, presented by Prince George’s Health Department, Step Forward, Volunteers of America Chesapeake and Carolinas, Audacy, Brand U, and BSU Graduate Student Association. This annual mental health expo will showcase all aspects of health and wellness through systems of care, offer education & advocacy, entertainment, and provide linkages with providers and resources to help youth ages 16 – 25 and their caregivers reach their health and wellness goals in Prince George’s County.

Bowie State University
MLK Center
14000 Jericho Park Rd | Bowie, MD 20715
Saturday | May 2, 2026 | 10am – 3pm

This one-of-a-kind event will include information and resources; and exhibitors from health, behavioral health, and social services organizations and companies. There will also be interactive activities for youth and their families including live entertainment, open mic, dance contests, experiential wellness opportunities.

 

Event Goals

  1. Empower youth to become informed health advocates for themselves and their peers by growing their understanding of health challenges that impact them, their peers and community; and exposing them to best practices for supporting their mental health and wellbeing.
  2. Offer health screenings & experiential wellness opportunities
  3. Increase awareness & understanding of Prince George’s County behavioral health services and resources
  4. Motivate youth in need to make positive behavior changes

 

Have questions? Please contact Kita Williams at thegoatexpomgr@gmail.com  

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