What We Do
Art & Advocacy
We harness the power of the arts to raise awareness, spark dialogue, and drive action around youth mental health. Through music, visual art, literature, and storytelling, our projects amplify voices and create emotional connections that support the research and advocacy efforts of partner organizations. By fostering collaboration and creative expression, we help translate knowledge into meaningful impact, inspiring communities to engage, understand, and act.
Arts for Awareness
Harnessing the Power of the Arts
Performances and art that use music to uncover hidden struggles, honour lived experience, and create deeper understanding of complex mental health.
Bearing Witness Through Story
Writing to Remember
This workshop offers those bereaved by suicide a supportive space to capture the life and memory of their loved one through the creation of a memoir. Participants are guided to reflect, write, and bear witness, turning grief into a personal, enduring record of remembrance.
Research and Collaboration
Raising Awareness, Inspiring Change
We harness the power of the arts to support charities and causes tackling complex mental illness in youth. Through performances, exhibitions, and creative projects, we raise funds, spark public awareness, and amplify research and advocacy efforts—connecting communities to meaningful change through artistic expression.
Informed Conversations
Joining Forces
Our panels bring together young people, musicians, and mental health experts to explore the intersection of music and wellbeing. Through discussion, storytelling, and shared experiences, we create a space for understanding, connection, and meaningful dialogue.
Events
Past, Upcoming and Dreaming
Our Mission Matters
Who We Are
Bearing Witness Inc. harnesses the power of the arts to evoke emotion, spark conversation, and inspire action around youth mental health and suicide awareness. We believe that artistic expression can cut through silence and stigma, creating moments of connection that move people to care and respond. Through music, visual art, literature, and storytelling, we amplify young voices and create impactful experiences that not only express their realities but motivate communities to engage, support, and act
