Written By: Gary M. Blau, Ph.D., Branch Chief, Center for Mental Health Services 

Many of us who care about improving the lives of children and youth with mental health challenges and their families are at the Georgetown University Training Institutes this week in Orlando, FL. More than 2,000 people are here with us, each of them representing the passion, progress, and hope for the future. The Institutes—the premier annual event in children’s mental health —give us a chance to share our commitment and work with people who are striving for the same future. Every person who attends the Institutes, and the countless others who aren’t able to, know people who have made a difference and improved lives. These people are the faces of change— people who have inspired all of us who work on this issue to create a better future where all children, youth, and their families can thrive.

Who is your face of change? Share a photo and story about this person on your favorite social network to provide further inspiration for all of us. Use #FaceofChange #OrlandoTI in the description or tag of your photo or story and have your inspirational photos and stories it included in our Faces of Change Storify.