JUAN ACOSTA


Juan Acosta age 25, grew up in Woodland CA. He is a first generation Mexican Immigrant. He attended and graduated from San Francisco State University with a bachelors in Psychology. Juan began his advocacy work locally at the age of thirteen and accumulated over 200+ community service hours by the age of fifteen. At age 21, Juan drafted a historic LGBTQ+ proclamation for his hometown of Woodland, CA. Since then Juan has done work throughout the state of California, nationally, & globally. He has served on national committees, speaks at conferences and festivals some include: United Nations Side Events, and the first ever Youth Mental Health Action Forum White House event. Juan is a New York Times bestselling author for a book co-authored with Lady Gaga, CHANNEL KINDNESS: Stories of Kindness and Community. He collaborates on a regular basis with numerous organizations and brands. His work has been featured by Mashable, Oprah Magazine, DOSOMETHING, MTV and more. He currently serves as one of the regional managers for the CalHOPE Warm Line, and as a board member for Steinberg Institute.
Awards include:
Governor & First Lady Service Award
The Presidential Service Award.
NAMI Rising Star Award
Steinberg Institute Mental Health Champion 2021
Published Author with Lady Gaga + BTWF authors :
https://www.channelkindness.org/book/
Juan Acosta drafted a historic LGBTQ+ proclamation for the city of Woodland, CA. That passed unanimously for the first time in the town's history. A similar attempt was made in 1998 and failed to pass through the City Council
Juan was selected as one of the fifteen members of the Youth Innovation Project Planning Committee for California's Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission.
Juan served as one of the six members nationally selected for Mental Health America’s Collegiate Mental Health Innovation Council!
Juan was selected as 1 out of the 30 youth participants to participate in MTV + The White House Youth Mental Health Action Forum
Juan has had numerous media appearances, speaking engagements and collaborations some include:
White House X MTV Youth Mental Health Forum
CBS13 Pride Special
Vital Strategies Spotlight
Salesforce x iHeart
San Francisco State University News
The Takeaway
Zoom
Yahoo
CBS Interview
FOX
El Universo
TANTV
MHA College Report
KGET
Dancing In the Grey
The Power Of Kindness with Lady Gaga
SHOUTOUT LA
Free Your Me Campaign
Human Rights Campaign
Global Harvard X MHA
Blueshield X Commonwealth Club
Mental Illness Happy Hour
Mashable
DOSOMETHING
NAMI WLA
Couched In Color
New York University
Minding Your Mind
Blueshield
The Riff
Univision
Commonwealth Club
Channel Kindness Tour
320 Festival
Fierce Reads
IDONTMIND
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