Jacq Tate

National Youth Mentorship and Empowerment Initiative 2023-2024

Jacq Tate is the Co-Founder and Trainer for TrueSelf LLC, an organization dedicated to whole-body health and wellness through products, services, and trainings. Jacq is also a musician and sound therapist who creates meditations that are mixtures of acoustic, rhythmic, and spiritual sounds meant to express a story to the listener. You can find them doing outreach services for the LGBTQIA2S+ community, training mental health and social service providers on inclusion, and providing professional development guidance to youth who are wanting to work or go to school. Jacq is passionate about helping the community learn how to navigate difficult situations such as accessing medical and mental healthcare, housing, food, and recovery services. Having had personal experience trying to access these services for themselves, friends, and family; they now use their voice to elevate the voices of those who desire to be heard. Jacq is currently a senior in the Public Health program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and is looking forward to utilizing their degree to open their own non-profit focused on bridging the gap of services for youth experiencing homelessness and mental health concerns.