Dr. Angela Diaz Youth and Equity-Centered Healthcare

Dr. Angela Diaz turned her own teenage crisis into a lifelong mission: reimagining adolescent care. As director of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, she leads a groundbreaking model offering free, integrated mental, physical, and social services to 12,000 youth annually. Her story—and the clinic’s success—shows how trust, respect, and equity can transform young lives.