THIS IS Our Story.
We are the voices for those living with and dying far too young from serious brain disorders (SBD).
Since October, 2017, the National Shattering Silence Coalition has been speaking out and inspiring change for over 8 million children (1 in 10) and 14.2 million adults (1 in 20) with serious brain disorders (SBDs). Our nonpartisan alliance of family members, individuals suffering from SBDs, professionals in the trenches, and caring people, all united to ensure brain illness, health, and criminal justice systems count those with SBDs, and their families in all federal, state, and local policy reforms.
The Berlin Wall is a world known symbol of oppression, fear, and inhumanity. When it fell in 1989, the people of Germany reunited and the international community joined in their renewed hope. The wall also became a concrete tapestry to express freedom from oppression through art and graffiti.
During a visit to Washington D.C. in July 2017, a group of family members and advocates attending a Mental Health Event at the Newseum ran into this piece of the Berlin wall that was on display. This picture was captured as an appropriate sign for our activism on behalf of people with serious mental illnesses.
Please help the NSSC build a national wall of caring for those living with serious brain disorders (SBD), commonly described as "serious mental illnesses", by joining our coalition and our call to action campaigns. The NSSC will unite our voices for serious brain disorders and tear down the wall of silence and inhumanity that is killing our loved ones, our families and possibly our national soul. Together, we will “Act Up,” speak out and inspire change.
Since October, 2017, the National Shattering Silence Coalition has been speaking out and inspiring change for over 8 million children (1 in 10) and 14.2 million adults (1 in 20) with serious brain disorders (SBDs). Our nonpartisan alliance of family members, individuals suffering from SBDs, professionals in the trenches, and caring people, all united to ensure brain illness, health, and criminal justice systems count those with SBDs, and their families in all federal, state, and local policy reforms.
The Berlin Wall is a world known symbol of oppression, fear, and inhumanity. When it fell in 1989, the people of Germany reunited and the international community joined in their renewed hope. The wall also became a concrete tapestry to express freedom from oppression through art and graffiti.
During a visit to Washington D.C. in July 2017, a group of family members and advocates attending a Mental Health Event at the Newseum ran into this piece of the Berlin wall that was on display. This picture was captured as an appropriate sign for our activism on behalf of people with serious mental illnesses.
Please help the NSSC build a national wall of caring for those living with serious brain disorders (SBD), commonly described as "serious mental illnesses", by joining our coalition and our call to action campaigns. The NSSC will unite our voices for serious brain disorders and tear down the wall of silence and inhumanity that is killing our loved ones, our families and possibly our national soul. Together, we will “Act Up,” speak out and inspire change.
THIS IS What WE SUPPORT.
NSSC supports a right to treatment before tragedy for all age groups living with serious brain disorders commonly known as "serious mental illnesses". We envision a world in which people with serious brain illnesses can receive equitable, compassionate, collaborative treatment and support that enable them to live their best lives.
THese are our points of unity.
Our Coalition agrees to and supports the shared values and principles delineated in the NSSC's Organizational Guidelines as well as our Points of Unity, which is a living document of continuous learning and action that will inspire system change.
We are stronger together.
NSSC invites all organizations and individuals willing to share power, knowledge, a committed work ethic, and who are in agreement with our Points of Unity to join us. Please help us by becoming a member of NSSC today.
