Influential Woman · Social Services
Jamie Harvey
Founder, Cross-Functional Coordinator Across Systems, Unstoppable Futures
Dauphin, DE 19933
Her Story
About Jamie
Jamie Harvey, M.Ed., is a trauma-informed systems consultant, youth advocate, and founder of Unstoppable Futures LLC. With more than 15 years of experience serving youth and families, she specializes in cross-system collaboration, trauma-informed care, and community-based program development. Her work is dedicated to supporting vulnerable and underserved youth by helping schools, behavioral health providers, child welfare agencies, and community organizations implement strategies that promote healing, resilience, stability, and long-term success.
Throughout her career, Jamie has worked across child welfare, behavioral health, education, recreation, and court systems in roles including Child Advocate Social Worker, Behavioral Consultant, School Counselor, Case Manager, and Youth Advocate. She is recognized for her ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams, facilitate cross-sector partnerships, and design trauma-informed programs that improve outcomes for youth and families. As the founder of Unstoppable Futures, she develops and delivers training, workshops, mentoring programs, and consulting services focused on trauma awareness, emotional regulation, crisis response, and youth development.
Jamie holds a Master of Education in Multicultural Education from Eastern University and a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies, with a minor in Criminal Justice, from Penn State University. Her passion for youth advocacy began through community mentoring initiatives and has evolved into a career centered on understanding the root causes of behavior and creating systems of support for young people facing adversity. Through her leadership, consulting, and community engagement efforts, she remains committed to advancing trauma-informed practices and empowering youth to build resilient, successful futures.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Jamie
01What do you attribute your success to?
I would say the community contributes a lot to it. My personal experiences have also played a significant role in my success.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I would say is don't give up. Stand for something, or fall for everything. Since then, I've been advocating for people who didn't have a voice. Within this field, I think that's the best advice that you can get, because you're not always going to get the answer that you think. You're always not going to get the outcome that you expect. So just be prepared.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Stay strong, balance is important so that you won't experience burnout. And even though you may not help everyone, one impact is important. I had to learn over time, I tried to help everybody, and sometimes you can't help everyone, and it's a lot on you when you can't help everyone, and you start to take that in. Versus, you've been an impact to a number of people, maybe not all, but a number. So, your work is still impactful.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The biggest challenge is working with youth and adults and getting them to understand the population of youth that we work with. A lot of times, people's values or understanding of life is completely different. I see myself trying to convince a lot of people why it is important to follow through, especially getting into trauma. I think that was one of the biggest challenges, because people felt like trauma was an excuse when it really was an understanding to understand the reaction of what's going on. Advocating has been one of the challenges that I've experienced throughout.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
I would say building relationships. Healthy relationships. And balance. I think balance is very important. I am a mother of two, and because I contribute to a lot of youth over time, I think that plays a big part in some key values in my personal life as well.
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