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ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2023

United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. 44,000+ student leaders from 3,300+ campuses across 170+ nations applied to join the Class of 2023. 260+ campuses worldwide (just 9%) in 38 countries were selected to host 4,000+ Millennium Fellows for the Class of 2023.

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UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT MICHAELA GREENLEE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2023.

New York University | New York, United States | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 1

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Millennium Fellowship Project: Collaboration with Engage You(th) – Empowering Asian American Youth Through Psychoeducational Resources

I have been collaborating with the non-profit, Engage You(th), a student-led organization with the mission to make a positive impact on young people’s mental wellbeing by creating accessible, equitable and culturally-informed resources. Engage You(th) promotes the power of community and strives to implement evidence-based psychoeducation initiatives reviewed by lead clinicians. My primary role during the Millennium Fellowship was to enhance Engage You(th)'s social media presence. I achieved this by conducting thorough literature reviews on salient mental health issues impacting Asian American youth, notably eating disorders, anxiety and depression, and the stigma that comes from perpetuating the “model minority myth”. This background research was a critical step in gathering relevant information to guide the creation of evidence-based social media infographic posts. Ultimately, the goal is to raise awareness of mental health issues among Asian American youth and empower them to feel confident about themselves and feel comfortable with seeking treatment/help in a timely manner.

About the Millennium Fellow

Michaela Greenlee is a senior undergraduate majoring in Global Public Health and minoring in Child & Adolescent Mental Health Studies at New York University. She is a passionate advocate for mitigating health disparities, notably mental health issues, food insecurity and chronic diseases in racial/ethnic minority populations. On campus, Michaela has sought to create a welcoming space for underrepresented students by co-founding a First-Generation/Low-Income Society for public health students. She has also keen on empowering young girls to pursue a STEM career and has done so by co-founding a high school mentorship program, called "Futures in STEM" at NYU.

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