Summer Externship Program

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The Behavioral Health Summer Externship Program is a component of NBHP’s Workforce, Recruitment, Education, and Development Initiative, which seeks to address the behavioral health workforce shortage by developing a pipeline to increase the number of culturally- and linguistically-competent mental health and substance use treatment providers serving in the greater Houston area. The purpose of the Summer Externship program is to provide meaningful, paid experiential and learning opportunities to high school and college students to encourage them to enter into the behavioral health field.
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NBHP is grateful for the generous support of the George Foundation, Annual Meeting sponsors, and membership organizations whose generosity has made this paid externship program possible. 

The application for the 2025 Summer Externship Program is now closed. If you have any questions or concerns, email [email protected]. 

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NBHP Externship: Summer 2025 Memory Book​

Please click here to access the Memory Book:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1txcaiFBtj6fnzxru53LJ2ibBqyD3ekio/view?usp=sharing​ 

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Meet the Externs

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Name: Ahmed Mujataba
School: Travis High School
Externship Site: West Oaks Hospital

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Name: Ahmed Wazee
School: DeBakey High School for Health Professions
Externship Site: Open Door Mission​

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Name: Aly Cardenas
School: San Jacinto College
Externship Site: The Montrose Center

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Name: Amrita Rajan
School: Hightower High School
Externship Site: Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital ​

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Name: Angelica Vazquez Resendiz
School: George Ranch High School
Externship Site: AccessHealth​

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Name: Annaliese Tran
School: Kempner High School
Externship Site: HGI Counseling and Fort Bend Women's Center​

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Name: Audrey Huang
School: Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Externship Site: Fort Bend Women's Center

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Name: Ayesha Khan
School: Jordan High School
Externship Site:  The Parris Foundation

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Name: Darshan Patel
School: Travis High School
Externship Site: Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital ​

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Name: Emma Gao
School: Jordan High School
Externship Site:  Career and Recovery Resources

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Name: Ethan Dadeboe
School: George Ranch High School
Externship Site:  Bread of Life, Inc​

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Name: Evan Sebastian
School: Travis High School
Externship Site: West Oaks Hospital​

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Name: Ishana Potti
School: HightowerHigh School
Externship Site: Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital ​​

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Name: Jamilet Rivera
School: University of St. Thomas
Externship Site:  Katy Christian Ministries

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Name: Johanna Paul
School: Grand Oaks High School
Externship Site: Teen and Family Services

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Name: Judelande Coris
School: Hightower High School
Externship Site: HGI Counseling​

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Name: Leyna Nguyen
School:  Kempner High School
Externship Site: The Menninger Clinic

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Name: Manaswi Kodali
School: Jordan High School
Externship Site: Family Houston

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Name: Mathilde Louzada
School: University of St. Thomas
Externship Site: The Council on Recovery
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Name: Meha Adhora
School: Travis High School 
Externship Site: West Oaks Hospital

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Name: Mia Ekle
School: Jordan High School
Externship Sites: The Parris Foundation

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Name: Michelle Menezes
School: Hightower High School
Externship Site: AccessHealth

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Name: Misbah Javed
School: Memorial High School
Externship Site: The Women's Home

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Name: Nadia Rizvi
School: Kempner High School
Externship Site: Mental Health America - Greater Houston

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Name: Niyali Sustaita
School: Channelview High School
Externship Site: The Tejano Center

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Name: Qareemah “Cam” Raooph
School: Travis High School
Externship Site: The Menninger Clinic

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Name: Racquel Rodgers
School: Texas Southern University
Externship Site:  The Women's Home and NAMI Greater Houston

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Name: Rodney Vernon
School:  Texas Southern University
Externship Site:  West Oaks Hospital and The Women's Home​

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Name: Ruth Vasquez
School: Westfield High School
Externship Site:  The Children's Assessment Center and Harris County Resources for Children and Adults

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Name: Zavion Addison
School: Texas Southern University
Externship Site: The Children's Assessment Center

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Phone: 713-970-3410