Overview
- The Next Generation Collective publicly launched Tuesday at Hollywood & Mind’s inaugural summit in New York City and announced its founding partners and advisory board.
- The Kids Mental Health Foundation, affiliated with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, will provide clinical oversight and evidence‑informed guidance for the Collective’s work.
- Hollywood & Mind will leverage its industry network to connect the Collective with talent, executives, advocates and wellness professionals and to partner on programming.
- Founder Lilah Kojoori, a communications executive with more than 20 years in children’s entertainment, named a founding advisory board made up of performers and family advocates with lived experience.
- The Collective will begin developing expert‑informed resources, education and supports for young performers, creators, families and the studios, agencies and managers that shape their professional environments in 2027, responding to unique pressures of growing up in the public eye.