Rachel Bryant

By Shannon Eliot

Members of the Transitional Age Youth Initiative, a collaboration between PEERS and Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services that focuses on empowering young adults and actively involving them in systems change, were presented with the Community Service Award in the Child/Adolescence category on Wednesday, May 1. Granted by the Alameda County Mental Health Board at the Senior Community Center in San Leandro, the award is designed to recognize outstanding contributions to the mental health field in Alameda County.