2021

A 28-year-old male who has been at Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility for 1 and a half years and is working toward an imminent discharge. He writes: “I have gained keen insight into the importance of a work/life balance since

I’ve lived a life with intense emotionality and disordered thought content since my earliest memory. My skill at devising a coping strategy is gaining even still and shows only acceleration.  Apart from a vaguely remembered year in high school, I

Thank you for allowing me to present my artwork. I am a Peer Support Specialist at East Alabama Mental Health Center. I was caught by the opportunity to give the consumers a workshop for the first International Zoom workshop. Not

Art helps me cope with my problems and when I feel I am being mistreated. It is a coping skill. I have twelve art pieces copyrighted. Art helps me feel what is mine. I did art in a book for

I have been coming to SOMI Club for many years. I am committed to helping share the daily tasks at SOMI Club, and I do a variety of volunteer work. Some of the members have said they like my caring

I have had many hardships since being diagnosed with a mental illness. I am now living in an independent apartment, and am stable taking the right medications and being involved in treatment. Art helps me relax and keep my mind

I have had a mental illness for as long as I can remember. I have had a hard time in life because of it. I go to day treatment, and I can live independently in my own apartment. I use

I have been diagnosed with ADHD, anxiety, anger outbursts, and bipolar disorder. I have faced many obstacles in my life like losing my dad. I had a relapse, but it wasn’t as bad as in the past because I used

When I was in prison I started doing art. It made me feel outstanding and showed my abilities. My art Is helping me. The equation of five As helps me out and keeps me going forward. It helped me to

I have obsessive-compulsive disorder. It disrupts my life in many ways. Since starting my medication things have improved greatly. I hope to get back to working soon. I don’t have any formal training as an artist, I’m only self-taught. My