Bring Change to Mind

About  

Bring Change to Mind (BC2M) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging dialogue about mental health, and to raising awareness, understanding, and empathy. Actress and activist Glenn Close co-founded Bring Change to Mind in 2010 after her sister, Jessie Close, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and her nephew, Calen Pick, with schizoaffective disorder. Every individual who speaks out inspires another. And another. That’s how we’ll end the stigma around mental illness. That’s how we’ll Bring Change to Mind.

Mission: To end the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness.

Vision: We create multimedia campaigns, curate storytelling movements, and develop youth programs to encourage a diverse cultural conversation around mental health.

North Star Statement: BC2M activates and empowers you to join our fight to end stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness. United, we will create and advance innovative approaches and partnerships to start conversations around mental illness, share resources, and tell stories so everyone can thrive in a stigma free world.

We aim to end stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness by:

• Creating National Advocacy and Awareness Campaigns
• Producing a national peer-led and evidence-based high school club program
• Building A Storytelling Movement