About Trauma Speaks

 Welcome to Trauma Speaks. 
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A mental health non-profit organization with the purpose of raising awareness about mental health. We hope that this website can serve as an inspiration, and motivation and help people understand that mental health is as important as physical health. We are advocates for breaking the stigma attached to mental health. Mental health is not just black and white, it's all about the gray area, the in-between. It's not just about mental health diagnoses like depression, personality disorders, schizophrenia, PTSD, and many more, but also stress, grief, phase of life problems, and so forth.  

We want Trauma Speaks to serve as a platform for anybody who has experienced mental health struggles and be able to have open discussions regarding mental health. Our objective is to raise awareness and reduce the mindset of victim blaming, and victimization attached to the trauma experienced, as well as stigma attached to mental health & wellness. We also want to highlight the benefits of sharing your stories through how you overcame your battles, how you took care of yourself, and what made you realize mental health is as important as everything else.

We only have 2 rules for this website:
1. To keep this a safe space for everyone
2. Spread the love and awareness about mental health and trauma
 

OUR MISSION

Our goal is to help instill the idea that mental health is just as important as physical health especially among youth and students (K-12 and college). Trauma Speaks advocates in breaking the stigma attached to mental health by providing education about mental health and wellness, providing a safe space for individuals who want to speak up and share their experiences, and creating open discussions regarding mental health and its associated issues.

OUR PURPOSE

Our purpose is to raise awareness regarding mental health, especially among students (K-12 and college). Our objective is to reduce the mindset of victim-blaming, victimization, and stigma attached to trauma, mental illness, and mental health in general. Our hope is to serve as an inspiration and motivation to people struggling and experiencing mental health issues. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is trauma speaks about?

Trauma Speaks is about raising awareness about mental health with the goal of reducing stigma to mental health and victim-blaming mindset. Even though we provide services to everyone, we do focus on working with schools and/or students (K-12 and/or colleges) in providing informative mental health workshops and wellness events. 

Trauma Speaks also highlights the benefits of sharing individualized stories by showing how their battles were overcame, how they take care of themselves and what made them realize mental health is as important as everything else.

Can anyone submit content?

If you are interested in submitting content, specifically sharing a personal experience, it is highly recommended to confirm with the moderators of the website via the contact page or directly send an email to [email protected] in order to address any questions and/or concerns as well as avoid any issues. Once received, we will try to get back to you within 24-48 hours. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE: If your content includes specific entities, we would have to edit your post and change the names for security purposes.  

HOW DID TRAUMA SPEAKS START?

Trauma Speaks was created in August 2017 as a mental health blog that shared the stories and experiences of individuals struggling with and/or overcame mental health issues. It was created to provide a safe space and encourage others to speak up about their struggles and experiences to send a message that you are not alone. 

Trauma Speaks went on a hiatus for a short while and came back even stronger with the addition of providing psychoeducation to the public on mental health related topics. Since 2020, Trauma Speaks has expanded to a mental health podcast and developing products for the public to consume and/or help our organization with funding. 

As of September 2021, Trauma Speaks is a non-profit organization in California with members from other countries such as the Philippines and Germany with the hopes of providing more services through coaching, workshop presentations, fundraising events, and many more!