Vanessa Elias is a human connection and mental health activist, speaker, and certified parent coach. She is the founder of Thrive with a Guide and Block Party USA, a nationwide initiative featured by the U.S. Surgeon General to combat isolation and the youth mental health crisis. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, NPR, PBS, and the bestselling books Never Enough and The Anxious Generation. Vanessa also serves as a NAMI support group facilitator, Chief Neighborhood Activator with the US Chamber of Connection, and a member of The Aspen Institute’s Weave Project Speakers Bureau.
