Allison Kirsch

While at UMB I volunteered for the Interprofessional Clinic and was a mentor to a first year MSW student. Outside of UMB, I was a volunteer on the Montgomery County Crisis Hotline and the National Suicide Lifeline. I also started my journey of section hiking the Appalachian Trail!

Now that I am graduating, my mission is to reduce the stigma of mental illness and improve access to mental health care for adolescents and young adults. I aim to achieve this by scaling up a social venture that delivers outdoor adventure therapy to young people, and by continuing to give back to my broader community.