It started with one student who wouldn’t stay quiet

In Jordan’s words

I have been personally affected by mental health problems, from myself, to the people that I am close with. As a child I have always been fascinated by how the human brain works and how people act from the different experiences that they go through. Naturally, psychology piqued my interest, and throughout my high school experience I have been learning all I could about the field.

Sadly, I have had some friends who have had many different mental illnesses and sadly took their own life. That is why I think that this topic is so important. I took it upon myself to educate myself and spread the word, since it is a topic that people tend to stay away from.

Jordan graduated with the class of 2020 and set off to study psychology, hoping to become a counselor or therapist. Writing this site, he said, “furthered my understanding and passion for the components of mental health.”

Why one person can make a difference

Jordan wrote that he spent the project talking with therapists and counselors and researching how people care for their mental health, and kept asking himself how one person could bring about change. Then he remembered Margaret Mead’s words: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

With the newfound courage inside of me I was able to keep pushing forward, because I knew there are teens just like me going through the same thing, and I had to be the one to bring about change, even if only a couple of people heard my story. Change will happen.

Our mission

To combat the stigma around mental health by normalizing the discussion of it in our everyday life.

Mental health has long been something people avoid talking about, often just because everyone else avoids it too. Jordan believed the best way to end that silence is ordinary, face-to-face conversation: “All it takes is someone who is willing to be vulnerable to start the conversation.”

Our purpose

To create a platform that facilitates healthy discussion of mental illness and provides action steps for those looking to make a change.

This site exists to educate people about mental illness and to make the conversation normal, “so people are not so afraid of expressing their feelings and emotions.”

What’s new

In 2026 the site was rebuilt from the ground up: faster, more private, easier to read on a phone, and with much more to read. The original pages are kept on the 2020 capstone page. New pages build on Jordan’s work. They are written in his spirit, checked against current sources, and dated. If Jordan’s 2020 pages and a newer page disagree, the newer page has the up-to-date information.

• Understanding mental illness: Jordan’s three examples (depression, insomnia and anxiety), plus more.
• Faith and healing: Jordan’s five passages, with new guides on scripture, lament and therapy.
• Guides: starting conversations, helping a friend, and everyday mental health.
• Get help now: current crisis lines, checked against each service’s own site.

Read how we write to see how we choose sources and handle hard topics.