by Kevin Naruse | Sep 7, 2022 | Mental Health, News
It is with a heavy heart that Painted Brain says goodbye to one of the greatest advocates in peer mental health: Sally Zinman. Zinman had a long, decorated career as a peer mental health advocate and ally. Zinman has spent the past 3 decades at the forefront of the...
by Kevin Naruse | Jun 1, 2022 | Events
OPEN CASTING CALL – Pink Lotus Pictures and Painted Brain are seeking talent for the following roles in their Short Film for the CBS Leadership Pipeline Challenge! COLOR ME MIND MILES (African American Male, 20s – 30s) Despite being fairly young, MILES has...
by Kevin Naruse | May 24, 2022 | Blog, Mental Health
Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash The potential for video games in treatment for depression is a very overlooked and under-studied field. For decades, popular media has played up the narrative that video games are bad for children and developing youth. Whether it was...
by Kevin Naruse | May 20, 2022 | Events
It is official! On May 19, 2022, Rayshell Chambers our Co-Executive Director was appointed to the statewide Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission by California Governor Gavin Newsom. The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability...
by Kevin Naruse | Mar 23, 2022 | Blog, News
That nonprofits almost universally pay much less than the same corporate job with the same title, that alone speaks loudly as to what really motivates this person to do that. Really? Why choose to sacrifice much higher pay to work HERE instead? Organizational...