Funders Convening - Communications to Reject the Status Quo of Criminalization

June 14, 2022

The Foundation convened funders for a conversation with GREY Advertising ­about a social-impact initiative to reframe serious mental illness and elevate perceptions around psychiatry. This effort moves beyond traditional de-stigmatization campaigns by addressing deep-seated heuristics and cultural behaviors around mental illness and psychiatry to create empathy. This is a pivotal first step in people viewing serious mental illness as a treatable chronic condition — similar to breast cancer and AIDS.