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
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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
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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