Your Donation Fuels 100% Action for the 22 Million Suffering with Serious Mental Illness & Their Loved Ones.

why your gift matters

We know that families battling serious mental illness need more than awareness—they need proven solutions.

Your gift delivers hope by funding the exact resources that change lives.

Right now, your support ensures:
  • Life-Saving Advocacy: Your donation funds our 22 State Policy Directors, who are actively translating national urgency into local policy victories, decriminalizing SMI, and securing the continuum of care in communities nationwide.
  • Immediate Guidance: Your contribution makes our educational materials—like the Guide to Psychosis and Psychotic Illness—available for free to every family in crisis.
  • Essential Community: You fund the 4 Peer-Led Support Groups that provide safe, confidential spaces for individuals and loved ones navigating crisis and isolation.

This is the impact of your support, in their own words:
"I was the only one advocating for my son... That’s when I turned to Darrell Herrmann, the NSSC Policy Director of Ohio. He sent me a guide... With that, I was able to reach the prosecutor on a human level—and the charges were dropped." — Tyeesha Snowden, Ohio
​We are 100% Action-Fueled. Every dollar you donate today turns a family's desperation into dignity and a tragic policy failure into systemic HOPE.
​The National Shattering Silence Coalition is a nonprofit fiscally sponsored by HBC, a registered 501(c)3 organization.
​Your contribution is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.