Y3K
AAD's innovation and community platform — connecting youth to Web3, AI, and emerging technology through the lens of wellness and culture. Home of Y3K Summer Camp (Oakland, 2024) and ongoing digital community programming.
- Web3 & AI education for youth
- Y3K Summer Camp (Oakland, 2024)
- Digital community programming
- Emerging tech through wellness & culture
Youth Basel
AAD's flagship annual event bringing teen mental health advocacy into Art Basel Miami. Creative workshops, sound healing, live music, peer support, and connection at Dorsey Memorial Library in historic Overtown. Youth Basel 3 served 200+ teens across Miami and Homestead in partnership with First Take Film Program and Florida Film House.
- Annual Art Basel Miami activation
- Creative workshops & NFT creation
- Sound healing & mindfulness sessions
- Live music & peer support
- 200+ teens served at Youth Basel 3
Teens4LA
When wildfires devastated Los Angeles in January 2025, teens Aliyah Redding and Kyle Godwin turned adversity into action after witnessing their communities burn in the Palisades and Eaton fires. The ART4LA NFT collection raises funds for fire relief and ongoing community mental health support.
- ART4LA NFT collection for fire relief
- Long-term mental health support
- Community recovery programs
- Teen-led leadership & advocacy
Crypto Contigo
A groundbreaking partnership with Univision Foundation combining financial literacy, mental health advocacy, and community empowerment. Launched during National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month to address gaps in STEM education, mental wellness, and economic opportunity in Hispanic and multicultural communities. Reaching 60 million viewers through Univision Foundation's network.
- Bilingual "Tech Tuesday" educational shorts
- "Crypto y Canela" financial literacy novel
- Digital art collection by 21 diverse artists
- Physical exhibition at The Gates Hotel South Beach
- Reaching 60 million viewers through Univision Foundation's network
Multimedia Journalism Advocacy Program (MAP)
A collaboration between AAD, Univision Foundation, and Global Changemakers — training teen advocates in multimedia journalism, storytelling, crisis advocacy, and community leadership. MAP participants become bilingual, culturally responsive youth voices on the platforms and in the communities where the mental health conversation needs to happen most. Students work in professional broadcast environments, producing real content for real audiences.
- Professional broadcast & journalism training
- Bilingual, culturally responsive curriculum
- Crisis advocacy skills & community leadership
- Real content for real audiences
Multimedia Journalism Advocacy students at Univision Foundation studios
The Mirror Generation
A Teens4LA-produced film and social media advocacy initiative — mental health stories told by teens, for teens. The Mirror Generation uses documentary film and digital media as tools for healing, visibility, and advocacy. Reflecting back the lived experiences of a generation in crisis and in motion.
- Teen-produced documentary films
- Social media advocacy campaigns
- Digital storytelling workshops
- Mental health visibility & representation
The Purple Pill Project
The Purple Pill Project is a research-driven multimedia campaign and short-form series designed to protect cognitive welfare and security for youth in an increasingly AI-first world. Acting as a vital media funnel to resource banks like Y3K Labs and Another Awesome Day, the initiative investigates how nested digital environments shape mental models, dysregulation, and decision-making in young people. By translating complex behavioral science and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research into accessible storytelling, the campaign equips youth, families, and underserved communities with actionable tools to hack their perceived experiences, achieve cognitive safety, and build intentional human-AI collaboration.
- Ecosystem Funnel: A multimedia campaign driving youth to Y3K Labs and vital cognitive security resources.
- Scientific Translation: Converts neuroscience, HCI, and AI safety research into highly accessible short-form media.
- Mental Model Hacking: Integrates trauma-informed Psychological First Aid (PFA) to help youth rebuild and protect their internal mental models against digital dysregulation.
- Strategic Reach: Tailored digital engagement strategies for youth, families, and multicultural communities.
Every bid is a
vote for a better
generation.
Our OpenSea collection features digital art by Y3K community creators and partner artists. Every bid supports AAD's suicide prevention programs and amplifies young voices.
