Active Minds, Inc.

About Active Minds, Inc.

Active Minds is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that empowers students to change the conversation about mental health. Founded in 2003 after the suicide of founder Alison Malmon's brother, the organization establishes peer-run chapters on high-school and college campuses across the United States. These chapters host awareness events, distribute mental-health resources, and advocate for supportive campus policies. Active Minds also provides national programs such as Send Silence Packing, an award-winning traveling exhibit of donated backpacks representing lives lost to suicide, and peer-to-peer mental-health speakers. The organization trains student leaders, faculty, and staff to foster open dialogue, reduce stigma, and connect peers to professional help.