The Future of Youth Health Starts Here This World Mental Health Day
creating healthier communities by, with, and for young people
Peer Health Exchange provides youth with the support, resources, education opportunities and digital products needed to make healthy decisions.
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New from PHE: Our 2026 Impact Report
This past year has been one of remarkable growth, deep learning, and renewed commitment to the belief that young people deserve health information they can trust, spaces where their voices shape decisions, and pathways to care when they need it most.
Beyond the numbers, this year has reinforced what we've always known: young people are experts on their own lives, and when we share tools and trust them to make informed decisions, they thrive.
Thank you for believing in this vision with us. The work continues, and we are honored to do it alongside you.
our mission & vision
Peer Health Exchange’s mission is to build healthier communities with young people. Together, we create education opportunities for peers to share the tools and resources young people need to make healthy decisions.
Peer Health Exchange, with our partners, will advance health equity and improve health outcomes for young people in under-resourced communities.
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selfsea is a safe place online created inclusively with and for young people to share knowledge on identity, mental and sexual health.
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selfsea is poised to become the leading digital platform for youth-driven mental and sexual health support. We are transforming how care is accessed, how trust is built, and how healing begins.
personalized, gamified learning experiences
micro-communities rooted in shared identity and lived experience
resources for parents and caregivers
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by, with, and for young people
Peer Health Exchange was founded by young people, for young people. Our work began with teaching health workshops in public schools in order to fill the gap left by underfunded, understaffed district health programs. Since 2003, we have trained more than 15,000 college students to deliver health education to over 188,000 high school-aged young people.
spotlight from phe
Peer Health Exchange is proud to partner with MSU Denver to provide comprehensive health education to youth in the Denver and Aurora communities. Through this collaboration, MSU Denver students are hired to facilitate a skills-based health curriculum in nearby under-resourced high schools, equipping both students and facilitators with the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to make healthy decisions and address healthcare disparities.
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Help Peer Health Exchange build healthier communities with young people. Peer Health Exchange is a 501(c)3 organization. Your donation is tax deductible as allowed by law.
If you would like to make a stock donation, please contact our Philanthropy Team.
If you would like to make a stock donation, please contact our Philanthropy Team.
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