YOUR MIND MATTERS ORG

Your Mind Matters is a nonprofit organization for youth mental health awareness, education, and support. We have three focuses: Science, Stigma, and Support. 

Science: better education and resources for youth about mental illness and improving mental health. We will research, develop, and create resources as well as educational workshops, programs, and a school curriculum to implement in elementary and high schools so that students are given the tools and information they need at a young age. 

Stigma: less stigma surrounding mental illness and more conversations. We will use social media to spread positive messages about mental health and share stories of individuals with mental illness to show both its prevalence and severity if left untreated. We want everyone to know that many of us are affected, and it is a result of biochemistry and not a sign of weakness or character flaws. 

Support: better and effective as well as accessible and affordable mental health support for everything. Through schools, online, and eventually at a youth mental health and wellness centre brought to you by Your Mind Matters. 

We have faith in our ability to achieve these goals, and know that this is in fact a very worthwhile cause. So many of us are affected, and countless individuals struggle, most of them in silence. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for youth, and this almost always is rooted in a mental illness. This can be prevented. If people are more educated (science), aware and comfortable seeking help and opening up about their struggles (stigma), and finally get the proper help, tools and resources to cope with their mental illness and take proper care of their minds (support), then this will inevitably reduce the problem and lead to a better future in terms of mental health. 

Our goal at Your Mind Matters is to transform the youth mental health landscape and revolutionize the way people interact with and treat their mental health. Despite common beliefs, this is not only a problem that affects 1 in 5. It is something that affects 5 in 5 (ALL OF US).

Please join us in our cause and help turn this vision into a reality. This is something that should have been done a long time ago, but with our passion, dedication and drive, we will surely be able to make positive change in this field in a way that has not yet been done by any other organization or group. Because at Your Mind Matters, we don't make excuses and we don't take no for an answer. We will fight for this cause every single day and do everything we can to make a difference in the mental health landscape. Stay tuned for what's next and get involved if this is something that interests you. There are lots of exciting things coming. This is the start of something REVOLUTIONARY. THANK YOU!