
Honoring Brian Malmon's
lasting legacy.
"This March will be 25 years since I lost my brother Brian to suicide. 25 years since I heard his voice. 25 years since I saw his smile. When I started Active Minds, I wanted to honor his memory by ending the silence that surrounded mental health and let others know it’s okay to not be okay. For more than two decades Active Minds has been working towards a society that forever values and prioritizes mental health."
- Alison Malmon, Founder + Executive Director, Active Minds.
You can read Alison's full blog post honoring Brian here.
Together we can champion mental health.
Active Minds started with a vision to create a society that forever values and prioritizes mental health.
For 20 years, we have held a unique position in the mental health field, reaching youth and young adults directly, and equipping them to change the conversation about mental health.
But we cannot stop. The mental health crisis experienced by youth and young adults has become perhaps the most pressing public health issue of our time – and we need to start treating it like so.



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If you are feeling in crisis, there are free, 24/7 resources available to help:
988 Lifeline: call/text 988
Crisis Text Line: text BRAVE to 741741
The Trevor Project: call/text 866-488-7386
Visit our crisis information page for additional resources and information.
For additional resources for yourself or a loved one, and to learn more about supporting our youth mental health movement, please visit our Self-Care page, our Offering Help page, or our Signs & Symptoms page.