Mental illness is a series of unwanted mental symptoms that won’t go away just because you want them to. It's not something as simple as something you can snap out of. And It can affect our moods, our perceptions, and our relationships - often all three at once.

So, we brought light, creativity and communal experience to our peers as an offer of relief and support. Painted Brain has more than 10 years’ experience with new and creative ways to address the vexing challenges that arise around mental illness. We used the arts in all its forms to bring to over 120 community groups, over 16,000 individuals and hundreds of new contributors together around the challenge of mental illness.

Painted Brain’s 2nd year as a non-profit had exponential growth in services, mobility, and outreach. Your continued support not only impacted the success of our programs, it also changes the lives of many people who have walked through our doors. PB gives them a safe space to be themselves!

We are going to focus in on telling our stories to shine light on what it means to have a mental health diagnosis. This year we look forward to more art, new contributors, and leaping closer towards the eradication of mental health stigma in 2019!