Advocacy + Activism

Blogs and Writing

Note: Some of my writing is several years old, and do not necessarily reflect the same exact beliefs I hold today. My politics and my critical thinking have deepened over the years, and my earlier writing lacks the more critical and informed lens of the mental health field that I have today.

• The Mighty: lived experience
• Active Minds: self care
• To Write Love On Her Arms: lived experience + advocacy

Interviews and Features

• Chicago Tribune: suicide safety plans
• TeenVogue: thoughts about 13 reasons why
• SPSM: design and suicide prevention
• Women of Graphic Design: creative mental health workbook
• The State Press: college mental health

Presentations and Speaking

• Creating Suicide Prevention Impact Through Messaging and Design, Co-presenter, American Association of Suicidology Conference, 2018
• Mental Health Messaging, Panelist, Active Minds National Conference, 2017
• iAM: Building Resilience and Emotional Regulation, Active Minds National Conference, 2017
• Harm Reduction Approaches to Suicide, Panelist, American Association of
  Suicidology Conference, 2020
• Drawing from Experience: Getting Creative with Suicide Prevention, TEDx Style Talk, American Association of Suicidology Conference, 2020
• Diverse Career Paths in Suicidology, Panelist, American Association of
  Suicidology Conference, 2020
• Access and Art Therapy: A Disability Justice Panel, Panelist, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2018