My senior honors thesis at the Annenberg School for Communication sought to integrate the Netter Center’s mental health youth participatory action research (YPAR) program into Philadelphia’s communication infrastructure by exploring potential relationships with local media groups and community-based organizations (CBOs). The study consisted of eight in-depth, semi-structured interviews with youth participants in the Netter Center’s mental health YPAR program, representatives from youth mental health CBOs, and journalists from local media groups reporting on youth mental health. Then, a thematic content analysis was conducted using NVivo, a qualitative data analysis software. The project identified facilitators and barriers within Philadelphia's communication infrastructure that influence the Netter Center's mental health YPAR program in connecting with CBOs and local media groups. The project also described wise practices to support sustainable relationships between these three groups.