RADical Health
RADical Health
RADical Health empowers and equips young adults with tools to stay well and stay resilient.
Young adults require support in developing their mental, physical and emotional health. This need is particularly pressing due to elevated anxiety, stress and depression over the last few years.
RADical Health is a four-week, evidence-based experience that empowers young adults with skills to build resilience so they’re equipped to cope before they reach a crisis point.
How It Works
With the support of trained peer Guides, participants meet in small groups once a week for four weeks to explore key themes:
- What Matters To Me? Principles & Priorities
- Why Am I Stressed? Building Resilience
- How Do I Connect? Strengthening Emotional Intelligence
- Where Do I Go From Here? And How Do I Get There?
RADical Health was designed to help students engage in college life – serving as an on-ramp for them to engage with existing resources and build connection and community among peers.
All content, resources, training and support to implement RADical Health are fully funded for all partners.
Following our pilot with New York University (NYU) and several other schools in 2020, RADical Health scaled nationally to more than 90 partners and 29,000+ participants. RADical Hope also partners with organizations to support young adults outside the school structure, including professional athletes, community groups and more.
Things Don't Happen TO You Jalen Klemm x RADical Hope
When Jalen Klemm suffered a stroke, he had a choice: let it bury him, or let it make him stronger.
As an ASU student-athlete, Jalen faced one of the most challenging moments a young person can go through and came out the other side with a completely transformed mindset. Through RADical Health, Jalen discovered a simple but powerful truth: things don't happen to you, they happen for you.
That shift changed everything. Instead of letting his stroke define him mentally, emotionally, and physically, Jalen channeled his adversity into confidence, strength, and an unshakeable foundation for tackling whatever comes next.
His story is exactly why RADical Hope exists: to give student-athletes the tools to turn their hardest moments into their greatest fuel.
Student Testimonials
“This program showed me that everyone is going through shared experiences and no one has it all figured out. You are normally not alone in your struggles.” – RADical Health Participant
“This program builds resilience by giving practical steps and strategies to face challenges, overcome obstacles and move forward positively, essentially providing us with the tools to recover from tough times.” – RADical Health Participant
“RADical Health helped me learn strategies to deal with the academic, athletic and social stresses of college. I learned how to better check-in with myself to ensure I was both mentally and physically healthy.” – RADical Health Participant
In collaboration with New York University (NYU) and the Wasserman Career Center, RADical Health’s “Career Accelerator” certification program was recognized with the 2022 Career Services Excellence Award from NACE, the National Association of Colleges and Employers.