Young Innovator in Behavioral Health Awardee

Trace Terrell is a 20-year-old public mental health activist from La Pine, Oregon currently based in Baltimore, Maryland. A Kessler Scholar and junior at Johns Hopkins University, he studies public health and writing seminars and hopes to pursue a career in mental health policy and corporate social impact. Trace is a current Next Gen Advisor for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), a Rare Impact College Ambassador for Selena Gomez’s Rare Impact Fund, and a member of Active Minds and SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios’ A.S.K. Acknowledge, Support, Keep-in-Touch Youth Leadership Council (YLC), the new “stop, drop, and roll” for emotional support. As a public speaker, he has testified before the United States Senate Committee on Finance and keynoted a youth mental health symposium for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Outside of class and his career, Trace loves to hike and travel.