Twloha Inc

TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARMS IS A NON-PROFIT MOVEMENT DEDICATED TO PRESENTING HOPE AND FINDING HELP FOR PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH DEPRESSION, ADDICTION, SELF-INJURY, AND SUICIDE. TWLOHA EXISTS TO ENCOURAGE, INFORM, INSPIRE, AND ALSO TO INVEST DIRECTLY INTO TREATMENT AND RECOVERY.

THE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION PROGRAM IS ABOUT SO MUCH MORE THAN MAKING PEOPLE AWARE OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. OUR GOAL IS TO ULTIMATELY MOVE PEOPLE FROM ISOLATION TO COMMUNITY, FROM SILENCE TO HONESTY, FROM PAIN TO HOPE AND HELP. THE WORK WE DO THROUGH STORYTELLING ON OUR WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, PODCAST, BLOG, VIDEO AND DESIGN PROJECTS, AND OTHER MEDIA CHIPS AWAY AT THE STIGMA THAT KEEP PEOPLE FROM ADDRESSING THEIR OWN MENTAL HEALTH EXPERIENCES.

THE EVENTS AND TOURS PROGRAM CREATES OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET PEOPLE FACE TO FACE AT LIVE MUSIC EVENTS, FESTIVALS, AND TOURS, AS WELL AS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES, IN PLACES OF WORSHIP, AND IN SPACES WHERE COMMUNITIES GATHER. WE OFFER A SAFE, WELCOMING SPACE TO HEAR PEOPLE'S STORIES, ENCOURAGE THOSE IN THEIR JOURNEYS OF RECOVERY AND HEALING, AND GUIDE FOLKS TO TOOLS THAT ALLOW THEM TO FIND PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES IN REAL TIME. THESE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT SPARK CHANGE AND COMBAT THE STIGMA THAT SAYS YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT THESE CHALLENGES (DEPRESSION, ADDICTION, SELF-INJURY, AND SUICIDE).WHILE WE HALTED EVENTS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2021 DUE TO COVID-19, WE EVENTUALLY RESUMED ACTIVITIES FOLLOWING LOCAL AND REGIONAL GUIDANCE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.

SUPPORTER ENGAGEMENT - TWLOHA WOULD NOT EXIST WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF OUR VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT VOLUNTEERS CAN ENGAGE IN TO HELP US ACHIEVE OUR MISSION. OUR INTERN PROGRAM TYPICALLY OFFERS THREE INTERNSHIP TERMS IN WHICH WE INVITE INDIVIDUALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO JOIN US IN MELBOURNE, FL. DUE TO COVID-19, WE TRANSITIONED OUR INTERN PROGRAM TO A FULLY REMOTE PROGRAM. ALL INTERNS CONTINUE TO RECEIVE OUR MOVE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE TWLOHA TEAM IN ALL AREAS OF OPERATIONS. OUR INTERNS ARE ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN RESPONDING TO SUPPORTERS THAT REACH OUT TO TWLOHA FOR ENCOURAGEMENT AND CONNECTING THEM TO MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. THE MOVE COMMUNITY CONFERENCE IS HOW WE EDUCATE OTHERS ABOUT THE TOPICS WE ADDRESS AT TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARMS: DEPRESSION, ADDICTION, SELF-INJURY, SUICIDE, ANXIETY, EATING DISORDERS, AND THE ROLE A TRUSTED COMMUNITY PLAYS IN BRINGING HOPE TO THOSE WHO FEEL BROKEN. IN A ONE OR TWO-DAY WORKSHOP LED BY PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, WE EXPLORE WHAT IS BEHIND THESE STRUGGLES, WHAT RECOVERY LOOKS LIKE, AND HOW WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING. BETWEEN THE BELLS IS A ONE-WEEK INTERACTIVE PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SPARK AUTHENTIC CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND TO REMIND THOSE STRUGGLING THEY ARE NOT ALONE. THIS PROGRAM EDUCATES STUDENTS ABOUT COMMON MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES, WHAT HELP AND RESOURCES EXIST, AND HOW THEY CAN PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THEIR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY. UCHAPTERS IS A NETWORK OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS ON COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES THAT EXISTS TO EMBODY THE MISSION AND VISION OF TWLOHA. THROUGH ON-CAMPUS EVENTS, PROGRAMMING, AND FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES, EACH CHAPTER SERVES AS A VOICE OF INSPIRATION AND EDUCATION FOR THEIR PEERS. MANY VOLUNTEERS DECIDE THAT THEY WANT TO USE THEIR SKILLS AND TALENTS TO SUPPORT TWLOHA. THROUGH EITHER A SUPPORTER BENEFIT EVENT OR A PARTNERSHIP, SUPPORTERS CAN CREATE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITY OR WITHIN THEIR BUSINESS OPERATIONS TO HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR TWLOHA. IN ADDITION, THEY USE THE ACTIVITY OF RAISING FUNDS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE MESSAGE OF HOPE AND HELP IN A MEMORABLE WAY.

"OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS" TREATMENT AND RECOVERY - TWLOHA IS COMMITTED TO NOT ONLY CHANGING THE CONVERSATION SURROUNDING MENTAL HEALTH AND CHALLENGING STIGMA BUT ALSO TO INVESTING INTO TREATMENT AND RECOVERY. UNDER THIS UMBRELLA, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO PLACES OF HELP VIA LOCAL RESOURCES, OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT ALLOWS SOMEONE TO SIT WITH A COUNSELOR FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND PROVIDE GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WORKING IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELD. EVERY YEAR TWLOHA ENGAGES IN VITAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION ON WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY (WSPD) AND DURING NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION WEEK (NSPW). ALL CONTRIBUTIONS RAISED DURING THIS ANNUAL CAMPAIGN ARE INVESTED DIRECTLY INTO TREATMENT AND RECOVERY.