2001 2004 2007 15 YEARS The movement starts in a dorm First national conference Washingtonian of the Year Alison Malmon starts Active Minds at We hold our first national conference Our innovative approach begins to of impact the University of Pennsylvania following at Georgetown University. Students attract attention. Alison is selected as the suicide of her older brother Brian. from across the country learn how Washingtonian of the Year and is Two years later, she incorporates Active to change the conversation about later featured on NBC Nightly News Minds as a nonprofit. mental health. and in CBS spots that still run today.

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Backpacks on the National Mall A merger brings speakers Unprecedented $1 million gift The conversation is changing Policy change through students Social media ♥ Active Minds Active Minds and California Our suicide prevention exhibit, Send Nine speakers become the core of the We receive our largest gift to date, As we celebrate our 10th year, We Transform Your Campus to Our messages of hope and support go California leads the way with the Silence Packing®, gets its start on the Active Minds Speakers Bureau after a seven figure donation that invests we notice a shift. There's more talk train students on how to advocate for viral on social media, as we reach out to Mental Health Services Act and taps National Mall, with Congressman a merger with the National Mental in Active Minds’ growth and propels about mental health, and young policy solutions that support mental students wherever they are. One post Active Minds to reach out to students Patrick Kennedy as guest speaker. Since Health Awareness Campaign. The our mental health education and adults are leading the way. More than health on their campuses. In the first receives an astounding 4.8 million views throughout the state as part of a then, the exhibit has traveled to 183 speakers have provided mental health awareness efforts forward. 410 campus chapters are in place, 18 months, 226 campuses sign up. on , with eight others each multi-year partnership. locations, reaching 946,710 people. education to 1 million+ students since. with 5,178 members nationwide. surpassing 1 million views.

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Changing the Honoring campus excellence We are BRAVE Ambassador for mental health NFL players #NeedYouHere conversation about Several colleges go above and beyond in We become one of Crisis Text Line’s The actor Wentworth Miller, best known As part of a partnership with the players’ promoting student mental and physical first partners with our keyword “BRAVE”. for the TV series “,” association, NFL players receive our mental health health. We honor five of them with Along with the National Suicide becomes our ambassador for mental “The World Needs You Here” bracelet our first Healthy Campus Award, with Prevention Lifeline, the text line health, using his celebrity and reach to and begin spreading our message that additional awards in subsequent years. becomes a primary way of connecting share his story and that of Active Minds. mental health is just as important as students in crisis to immediate help. physical health.