Science and mental health meet in a UC San Francisco program where clinicians and researchers learn just as much from high school students as they learn from them. Teen Wellness Connection (TWC), which annually culminates in the Teen Wellness Summit on Mental Health , is made up of a collaborative community of 25 students from across San Francisco. Teen leaders learn about a range of mental health topics from UCSF and community health professionals in an engaging program designed to foster students’ sense of belonging in science and support students in becoming public health leaders among