Feb. 18 BRAVE "Vitality" art show reception

Western Washington University’s BRAVE program held a reception for its Vitality Art Show Feb. 18 at the B Gallery inside Western's Fine Arts Building on campus.

BRAVE, which stands for Building Resilience and Voicing Empathy, is Western Washington University’s Suicide Prevention program. BRAVE is funded by a 3-year grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Ad-ministration (SAMHSA) from the U.S. Department of Human Services (HHS).

BRAVE focuses on an upstream approach to suicide prevention. The term “upstream” refers to the act of seeking resources before a time of crisis. BRAVE connects services and people around campus and the Bellingham community to reduce the stigma regarding mental health services. BRAVE’s contributions to Western include awareness and educational campaigns, events, peer trainings, and evaluations. Vitality was chosen as a theme for the show because one of the key definitions of vitality is the capacity for survival or the continuation of a meaningful or purposeful existence.

The show will continue through Feb. 20.

For more information contact Farrah Greene-Palmer, Western’s Suicide Prevention Grant project manager, at Farrah.Greene-Palmer@wwu.edu or brave@wwu.edu (360) 650-7957. 

Photos by Rhys Logan / WWU Communications and Marketing