CHYP is a one-of-a-kind nonprofit organization
that provides educational resources, peer connection, and exposure to creative healing experiences using a fully online platform to reduce common healthcare barriers like cost, geographic location, and long wait times for appointments with doctors.

CHYP's Founder, Lonnie Zeltzer, M.D.,
is an Emerita Distinguished Research Professor of Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Immediate Past-Director of the UCLA Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Program.

The Problem
at a Glance

3 out of 10

U.S. teens have
chronic pain

70%

of teens will continue to experience pain into adulthood if not addressed in adolescence

15+

is the average
number of doctors visits for a teen who joins CHYP

YOU are not alone!

CHYP serves youth between the ages of 13-24 who are experiencing pain, feelings of isolation, and loneliness.

CHYP’s goal is to help youth alter pain signals by rewiring the brain’s own circuits using the creative brain. Science shows that using the brain in creative ways alters pain signals more than most medications. By strengthening the mind/body connection, you can actually teach your brain to turn off your pain signals.

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