Youth Mental Health Keynote Speaker & Suicide Prevention Expert
For Parents, Educators, Leaders, and Organizations Supporting Teens
Amy Kathleen Lee is a passionate, youth mental health keynote speaker and suicide prevention specialist with over a decade of experience in crisis intervention and keynote speaking. What makes her unique is her ability to speak with the authority of a mental health professional and the passion of a suicide, eating disorder, and trauma survivor. With over 30 years of lived experience, Amy challenges how we understand youth mental health, revealing the emotional pain and disconnection driving what we often label as behavior, diagnosis, or disorder.
“Not why the addiction, but why the pain?”
— Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
What We’re Missing Beneath Teen Behavior
Suicide. Self-harm. Eating Disorders. Addiction.
Most youth speakers talk about behavior, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, suicide, and substance use. But these aren’t just “teen mental health” problems. They are signals.
Amy’s work dives beneath the surface to the emotional pain, disconnection, and unmet human needs driving teen behavior. Audiences walk away with the tools and strategies needed to end the crisis and transform lives.
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1,500 Youth and Adults Trained
Over 5,000+ Youth Empowered
25+ School Districts Equipped
What Professionals Are Saying
What Professionals Are Saying
"Amy combines heartfelt lived experience with practical, actionable strategies for connection, validation, and encouragement. Her emphasis on belonging and purpose is exactly what parents and teens need."
Eva Dwight
MEd, CPDT, Positive Discipline Trainer
Panels and Podcast Interviews
Amy is a sought-after guest on panels and podcasts. She brings a new perspective grounded in lived experience, clinical insight, and real conversations happening with youth today. She tells stories that engage listeners using humor and authenticity. Whether you're hosting a podcast, moderating a panel, or planning a live event — let's have a conversation.
Active member and collaborator within national and Arizona-based mental health and suicide prevention organizations.
