Active Minds

Alison Malmon

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alison_malmon_2_cropped_compWhen Alison's brother Brian died by suicide during her freshman year of college in 2000, she decided to take action. Alison founded and is now the Executive Director of a college mental health advocacy organization called Active Minds. Over the last 8 years since the nonprofit was formed, Active Minds has grown to reach over 350 campuses across the country, host a variety of award winning programs, and is the home to the Active Minds Speakers Bureau. Alison's keynote program educates, impacts, and inspires. She speaks from the perspective of a survivor of family suicide, leader of a large nonprofit organization, and an advocate for erasing the stigma surrounding mental health.

Topics: Suicide, making a difference, supporting a friend or family member, leading change, the making of Active Minds, the impact of language, grief and loss