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 some of my earlier writing reflects my privilege and lacks this 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