Testimonials

Robbie Jacobs
As a college student, Partners4Wellness/Connect-OC has had a profound impact on my well-being as an incoming transfer student. Their centralized platform and engaging social media presence on TikTok and Instagram has helped me learn about mental health topics and advice on a variety of different topics such as advice on having supportive conversations with my loved ones...
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Dr. Dallas Stout
I have been a member of the Faculty with the Department of Child & Adolescent Studies at California State University, Fullerton for 16.5 years. My professional experience & classes revolve around the adolescent & emerging adult developmental period which now covers ages between 9 and 26 years old...
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Sara Marquez
Being a part of the Connect-OC Coalition advisory committee has proven invaluable for Recovery Education Institute (REI). It has enabled us to effectively engage with the 18-24 age group, a vital demographic we are eager to connect with and support academically...
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Meladee L. Garst, Ph.D.
The assistance that the Connect-OC project provided was above and beyond. Their team was central to us having a successful event at the UCI campus. They singled handedly connected all of the community agencies that we had in attendance and used their connections from previous events to bring some amazing agencies to our campus...
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Jacquelyn Gerali
It has been an honor, privilege and delight to work in partnership with Partners4Wellness/Connect-OC for the last two years providing Mental Health Resource Fairs for our student population here at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)...
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Camila Haro
Participating in the mental health resource fair at UCI as a student was truly transformative. Through this event, I had the opportunity to express my emotions openly, finding a supportive community where I can confide in others and feel comfortable being myself...
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Vivi Vu
Joining Partners4Wellness/Connect-OC as an intern allowed me to grow as an individual emotionally and professionally. I gained opportunities to connect with professionals within the field and gain insight on working with TAY within mental health...
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Sarah Challis
Starting as an intern at Partners4Wellness with the Connect-OC project, I didn’t think much about mental health but was very interested in it. Getting to be a lead intern and assisting the team plan a virtual mental health conference opened my eyes to the growing need for mental health services like Connect-OC...
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