Doc Wayne Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Doc Wayne Receives Funding from the Boston Children’s Route 128 Community Health Initiative   The funding will enable the Boston-based youth mental health organization to expand  programming and support for more people during the ongoing mental health crisis   BOSTON (September 7, 2023) – Doc Wayne Youth Services (“Doc Wayne”), a nonprofit innovator and … Continued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Doc Wayne Youth Services Appoints New Board Member   A bilingual, bicultural mental health leader and fitness professional, Yvonne Castaneda’s expertise align perfectly to help guide growth of innovator of sport-based therapy for youth   BOSTON (July 18, 2023) – Doc Wayne Youth Services (“Doc Wayne”), a nonprofit innovator and provider of sport-based mental … Continued

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    Degree Deodorant Enlists Doc Wayne Youth Services to Provide Sport-Based Mental Well-being Module for its Breaking Limits Program   The Degree Breaking Limits Program’s Mental Well-being Module has been co-created with Doc Wayne to empower coaches in the U.S., U.K., Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico to equip young people with the … Continued

A leader and advisor for nonprofits with a focus on mental health, trauma, education, and equity initiatives, Kasida has overseen the rapid growth of Doc Wayne’s external training program, the Champion’s Network™    BOSTON (February 2, 2023) – Doc Wayne Youth Services (“Doc Wayne”), a nonprofit innovator and provider of sport-based mental health therapy for youth, today announced that Shalini … Continued

The Champions Network™ training, focused on teaching fundamental, trauma-informed mental health skills, to support over 100,000 youth in Black and Brown communities   BOSTON (December 8, 2022) – Doc Wayne Youth Services (“Doc Wayne”), a nonprofit innovator and provider of sport-based mental health therapy for youth, today announced that it received a $100,000 grant from ESPN, Inc.’s Return to … Continued

Boston nonprofit continues to grow in response to ongoing youth mental health crisis  BOSTON (August 3, 2022) – Doc Wayne Youth Services (“Doc Wayne”), a Boston-based nonprofit whose sport-based therapy improves mental health, recently welcomed Alisha Greenberg and Frank F. Coulom III to its Board of Directors, bringing its membership to 14. Doc Wayne fuses sport and therapy to heal … Continued

The former athletic director, researcher and semi-pro football player will direct the Champions Network™ as its global expansion continues, training organizations and individuals in over 25 countries, a number of them in conflict zones BOSTON (October 27, 2021) – Doc Wayne Youth Services, Inc. (“Doc Wayne”), a Boston nonprofit whose sport-infused therapies improve mental health, … Continued

Exponential growth of Champions Network™ training in trauma-informed and sport-based therapies is helping address the youth mental health crisis. BOSTON, MA [May 3, 2022] — The winners of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today, honoring clean technology, innovative corporate initiatives, brave new designs for cities and buildings, and other creative works … Continued

ESPN, Doc Wayne and The Village Team Up to Expand Mental Health Services for Youth   Trauma-informed and sport-infused therapy training enables additional programs and services to address the ongoing mental health crisis    BOSTON, MA and HARTFORD, CT (November 16, 2021) – Doc Wayne Youth Services (“Doc Wayne”) —  a Boston nonprofit whose sport-infused therapies … Continued

BOSTON (February 24, 2021) – Doc Wayne Youth Services (“Doc Wayne”), a Boston nonprofit that fuses sport and therapy to heal and strengthen at-risk youth, is pleased to announce it has brought on 12 new team members in varying roles throughout the organization to accommodate the increasing demand for its services due to the enduring … Continued

BOSTON (October 28, 2020) – Doc Wayne Youth Services (“Doc Wayne”), a Boston nonprofit that fuses sport and therapy to heal and strengthen at-risk youth, is pleased to announce that Dr. Sadé Callwood, Katherine Grover and Dushawne “Doc” Simpson have recently joined its Board. Their appointments further enhance the Board’s experience, diversity and skills, and bring the … Continued

As mental health concerns mount, trauma-informed curriculum enables community leaders such as teachers and clinicians worldwide to harness the power of sport to improve mental health  BOSTON (October 6, 2020) – Doc Wayne Youth Services (“Doc Wayne”), a Boston nonprofit that fuses sport and therapy to heal and strengthen at-risk youth, is pleased to announce … Continued

As pandemic persists, funds will support intensifying need for mental health services for children BOSTON (August 19, 2020) – Doc Wayne Youth Services (“Doc Wayne”), is a Boston nonprofit that fuses sport and therapy to heal and strengthen at-risk youth, today announced it has received a $381,000 grant from The Charles Hayden Foundation in New … Continued

BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Doc Wayne, a non-profit that is using sports-based group therapy to help at-risk youth overcome traumatic events and emotional challenges, while learning important life skills, today announced the results of its evaluation conducted with The PEAR Institute, analyzing the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) impact of its program in schools. The results showed that Doc Wayne helps … Continued