Coalition To Empower Our Future Releases New Ad Featuring Coalition for Student Wellbeing: Nestory

Spot Encourages Student Participation in Finding Comprehensive Solutions to Address Youth Mental Health Challenges

For Immediate Release:
July 29, 2026
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Coalition to Empower our Future (CEF), a growing partnership focused on understanding the complexity of factors and solutions surrounding youth mental wellbeing, today launched a new ad, “Nestory,” encouraging student participation in finding comprehensive solutions to address those mental health challenges. 

The spot features Nestory Ngolle, a council member for the Coalition for Student Wellbeing, a nonprofit that mobilizes a national network of student leaders to advocate for improved mental health policies and resources on college campuses by connecting students with educators and policymakers. It highlights Nestory’s perspective that the challenges young people face today are complex and shaped by an array of factors. The Coalition for Student Wellbeing is a member of the Coalition to Empower our Future.

“Students must have a meaningful seat at the table when we discuss solutions about their own mental health and wellbeing,” said Glen Weiner, executive director of CEF. “Listening to young people helps us better understand both the barriers they experience and the kinds of support they find most useful. As youth mental health is influenced by a wide range of social, emotional and environmental factors, lasting progress will come from collaborative, comprehensive solutions rather than one-off policies that only address part of the challenge. If we take a narrow approach, we will miss an opportunity to identify lasting solutions for our young people.”

Learn more about the importance of comprehensive solutions to support youth wellbeing by visiting: empowerourfuturecoalition.com/solutions

Watch “Nestory” here.

Script

I’m an advocate for student wellbeing. 

When it comes to understanding mental health, we’ve made great strides. 

But young people today are experiencing an unprecedented mental health and wellbeing challenge. 

The reasons are complex. 

Maybe it’s academic pressure or economic stress or social isolation or something else. 

As students, we’re trying our best. 

So are our parents. 

But if we are going to improve youth mental health, we need a comprehensive approach that looks at all our sources of stress and is informed by us, the students. 

Get involved today at empowerourfuturecoalition.com.

About the Coalition to Empower our Future

Coalition to Empower our Future is a newly formed organization bringing together a range of voices to fully inform solutions that empower youth, parents, communities, and society. The Coalition to Empower our Future supports solutions that are inclusive of the full spectrum of factors impacting youth mental health. Former Montana Governor Steve Bullock, former U.S. Representative Carlos Curbelo, and Dr. Caroline Carney, a board-certified psychiatrist and internist, serve on the board of directors of the Coalition to Empower our Future.

To learn more, visit empowerourfuturecoalition.com or follow Coalition to Empower our Future on Facebook, X, Instagram and YouTube.

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