Invested Faith Fellow Dorian Hollingsworth recognized as Change Leader

Invested Faith Fellow Dorian Hollingsworth, founder and Executive Director of Teen Care Network has led the way in breaking the stigma around mental health care for teens in Black and Brown communities. Now, Dorian has been recognized nationally as one of McDonald’s 2023 Black and Positively Golden Change Leaders, a collective of 10 young, Black movers-and-shakers who inspire and enact remarkable change in their communities and beyond. 

Selected as an Invested Faith Fellow in January of 2022, Dorian was also named one of the 2022 recipients of Hope Center Harlem's Hope In Action Award for his work in teen mental health care. 

“The work we do at Invested Faith connects us to amazing world changers every day. I knew the moment I spoke with Dorian that he is truly someone who will live his life changing unjust systems. What a gift Invested Faith Fellows are to churches everywhere, who become part of work like Dorian’s through their gifts to Invested Faith. Thank you, Dorian, for having the courage to do the work you are called to do!,” said Invested Faith founder, Amy Butler.

Hollingsworth was drawn to the work of teen mental health after a student in a nearby school in NYC died by suicide. While still a university student, Hollingsworth founded the Teen Care Network with the goal of supporting teens by connecting them with free mental health resources while, at the same time, working to break the stigma around mental health treatment. The Teen Care Network bridges the gap between care and community by providing the most necessary and most current programming efforts to teens and the community.

Read more about Dorian Hollingsworth and the Teen Care Network here. 

Find the McDonald’s Black and Positively Golden Change Leader press release here.