💚 What We Do

At Make Mental Health Matter, we take action to educate, equip, and empower everyday people with the tools they need to navigate tough conversations about mental health, substance abuse, and suicide. We meet people exactly where they are and help them build the confidence, language, and skills to support themselves — and someone they care about.

We do this through our A.C.E. approach: Action. Conversation. Education.

Our work focuses on prevention, intervention, and postvention, ensuring we walk beside people at every step of their mental health journey.

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Here’s how:

🌱 We Educate

We offer multiple levels of training so people can recognize warning signs, respond with confidence, and create safe, supportive environments. Our programs include:

• Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

• Breaking the Cycle of Trauma Education & Instructor Program

• Fentanyl Awareness & Naloxone Training

• Prevention and suicide intervention trainings

We empower everyday humans to become helpers — trained, prepared, and ready to make a difference.

 

💚 We Support

Through compassion-centered resources and programs, we help people feel seen, understood, and never alone.

• Carrie Cares Packages for suicide loss survivors

• Recovery Care Packages for individuals beginning their healing journey

• Homeless Care Packages for those in high-need situations

• LoveLife L!ve Program offering low-cost mental wellness sessions for individuals facing financial barriers or long waitlists

We fill the gaps between crisis and care so people don’t fall through them.

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🌟 We Amplify Voices

We make mental health part of everyday conversation through storytelling, community engagement, and media.

• The Make Mental Health Matter Show (TV, radio, and streaming)

• Four annual community awareness events, including our Rock Your Wellness Expo, Comedy/Fashion Show, MHSA Film Festival, and Unmasking Mental Health Gala

• Blogs and storytelling projects that help people share their experiences and honor loved ones

These platforms remind people everywhere that help and hope still exist.

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🧠 We Empower Youth

Our youth programming gives young people a voice, a platform, and the tools to navigate their emotions.

• Give Youth a Voice Program, created by youth, for youth, currently being redesigned with a youth advisory board

• Partnerships with youth groups, Boys & Girls Clubs, and community centers

• Age-appropriate conversations that teach coping skills, communication tools, and emotional awareness

We help the next generation feel heard, supported, and prepared.

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🌱 In Short

We educate the community.
We support those who feel alone.
We empower youth.
We amplify stories of hope.
We close the gaps between crisis and care.

Because we aren’t just saying mental health matters - we’re taking action to MAKE mental health matter.