Community Impact

Through mental health and substance abuse education, we can transform the culture of silence by cultivating empathy and empowering paths to healing.

pre-crisis intervention

• Reduces stigma and increases empathy toward individuals affected by mental health conditions
• Increases self-efficacy and/or confidence with likelihood to help an individual in distress
  
• Teaches the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of mental health and substance use challenges
  
• Can lead to individuals seeking help sooner, which can lower the need for higher levels care
  
• Helps to identify appropriate types of professionals and resources for individuals with a mental health or substance use challenge
  

Mental Health Aware Communities

• Increased comfort level to share experiences of mental health and substance abuse challenges
• Individuals knowing they can seek help and support from members of their community
  
• Confident mental health advocates equipped to respond and direct to resources appropriately
  
• Mindfully healthy and safer communities as the number individuals reaching in-crisis mode decreases
  

dismantle mental health ROADBLOCKS

• Reduce stimaga and increase inclusivity for individuals regardless of their mental health status
• Communities that understand the need and embrace mental health initiatives in the workplace, educational settings, places of worship, and other community organizations
  
• A path towards better mental health outcomes, substance abuse recovery, and healing