Featured Charity: Active Minds Inc.

Alison Malmon, founder and Executive Director of suicide prevention nonprofit Active Minds Inc., shares thoughts on why lifting the stigma surrounding mental health issues is vital (especially for young adults).

Alison Malmon, founder and Executive Director of suicide prevention nonprofit Active Minds Inc., shares thoughts on why lifting the stigma surrounding mental health issues is vital (especially for young adults).

Where did the inspiration for Active Minds Inc. come from?

Malmon: “When I was a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, my brother Brian died by suicide. He was four years older than me, a college student himself...

Why do you think people are so afraid of talking about mental health?

Originally published 08/03/2015