Jaansi Patel

Jaansi Patel is a rising sophomore at Harvard studying neuroscience and sociology. She has worked with Peer Health Exchange since her freshman year of high school, serving on the Youth Advisory Board and later as a SPARK and Fong Family fellow to develop identity-affirming mental health resources for young people. Beyond her work with Peer Health Exchange, She is currently building The Bodymind Coalition, a youth-led social impact organization that supports the mental wellbeing of young people with lived experiences of disability and chronic illness while building literacy around health equity and co-creating policy recommendations. You can also find Jaansi working on behavioral health policy with Boston Children's Hospital, podcasting,  peer counseling, and learning how to ice skate!