The Scatter Joy Project is more than just a nonprofit; we are a movement with a mission to transform mental health care, making it accessible and affordable for all. While mental health awareness is a critical first step, awareness alone doesn’t drive change. That’s why our work goes beyond raising awareness—we pull people from awareness to action through creative and intentional efforts.
We believe that mental health care is a universal right, not a privilege. It’s why we are committed to breaking down the barriers that prevent people from getting the care they deserve. We raise voices, foster intentional conversations, and champion access to real, tangible mental health support—because progress doesn’t happen by simply talking about the issues. It happens by creating solutions.
At Scatter Joy, we are the Creative Mental Health Company. We know there is a natural and powerful intersection between mental health and the creative arts. Artists create from a place of deep feeling—whether it’s joy and hope or sorrow and struggle. Their art is their activism. It’s how they share their journey, how they fight for change, and how they offer hope. That same spirit fuels our work. We aim to foster creativity as a means of self-expression, healing, and advocacy. Through this lens, art becomes a pathway toward not only emotional well-being but also toward systemic change.
Our approach is grounded in the belief that mental health isn’t just about mental health—it’s about liberation and community care. We know that unless we actively work toward dismantling the underlying systems of inequality and injustice, we’re only treating the symptoms, not the root causes. We seek to cultivate spaces of community care, where healing is collective, and where creativity becomes a force for change.
there is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
battle a diagnosed mental illness, not including people who struggle with generalized anxiety or depression
of the 52 million Americans diagnosed with a mental illness do not receive care they need and deserve
Americans died by suicide in 2022 with an estimated 1.6 million suicide attempts
of young adults suffer high rates of both loneliness, anxiety & depression, showing significant symptoms
Did you know that 52 million Americans (1 in 5 adults) battle a diagnosed mental illness along with the countless others who fight in silence? The most staggering statistic, 54% of those 52 million do not receive the care or treatment they deserve.
Scatter Joy, Inc is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization in the U.S. You’ll receive your tax-deductible receipt via email.
