Studies have shown that more than 1 in 5 people have a diagnosable mental illness and that 50% of us will experience a mental health condition in our lifetime.

          It is virtually guaranteed that you know one person who has been, will be, or is currently struggling with mental health.

          Our hope is that when this person sees you wearing your symbol of compassion, community, and hope for those who battle with mental health, they might think to themselves,

           When I first came to Utah to go to school at BYU, most of my family was far away and I had no friends. It was a very isolating experience for me. My mental health declined and I began to have some serious struggles with anxiety and depression.

          One day, sitting in my car, outside of the call center where I worked at the time, I prayed in tears for the ability to feel hope and happiness. I had prayed many times like this before; and all those times, my struggles just continued as before. But this specific time, inside my car, a thought came to me, saying, 

          Immediately, I felt hope. I felt that if I could just cherish any little thing that made me the slightest bit happier, I could feel joy again. And that’s exactly what I did.

          I drove home that day with the windows rolled down, my left hand extended out of the window like a plane, my volume knob turned clockwise as far as it could go, and my music blasting alongside my belting voice as the wind carried my Spotify playlist through the streets from Orem to Provo. It was a mobile music concert.

          On that drive home, instead of tears of despair, there were tears of joy and gratitude rolling down my face. I still feel that feeling every time I hold a mobile music concert.