The Evergreen Psychosis Network Washington

Empowering Voices of Psychosis Across Washington State

What We Do

Our Work

At the Evergreen Psychosis Network, we work to reshape how schizophrenia and psychosis are understood in Washington State and beyond. Our mission is simple but powerful: to raise awareness, deliver clear and accessible education, elevate lived experiences, and publish thoughtful reporting on schizophrenia-related issues.

Participants at “Step into the Mind”, an immersive schizophrenia experience, trying the “Visual Hallucinations” booth, 2025.

Education & Public Awareness

Our core work is helping the public understand schizophrenia and psychosis through compassionate, evidence-informed education.
We translate complex information into clear, relatable, and engaging content that replaces fear with understanding.

Our awareness efforts include:

  • Easy-to-understand educational materials
  • Community presentations and tabling events
  • Social media campaigns aimed at dismantling stereotypes
  • Myth-vs-fact content and visual explainers
  • Public events like Step Into the Mind, Washington’s first immersive psychosis experience event

Storytelling & Lived-Experience Voices

We believe stories change perceptions, and lives.
Through voluntary and privacy-honoring formats, we highlight real lived experiences of those navigating schizophrenia and psychosis.

We offer:

  • Anonymous story submission opportunities
  • “Interlocking Voices” storytelling series
  • Creative expression spotlights (art, writing, video)
  • Safe, consent-based platforms to elevate authentic perspectives

Original Reporting & Articles

Voices of Psychosis Foundation is committed to responsible, experience-informed journalism.
We publish original articles covering:

  • Schizophrenia in the news
  • Misrepresentation or harmful media portrayals
  • Research highlights explained in plain language
  • Community issues affecting people with psychosis
  • Personal reflections on advocacy, stigma, and recovery

Policy & Advocacy

We push for meaningful, systemic change, because mental health reform requires more than awareness.

Our policy work focuses on:

  • Expanding access to early intervention services
  • Improving crisis response systems
  • Promoting humane, rights-respecting care models
  • Increasing government support for SMI research & housing
  • Advocating for legislative action that prioritizes people with SMI

Community Engagement & Connection

We bring conversation about psychosis into spaces where it has long been missing.

Our engagement efforts include:

  • Tabling and educational booths at community events
  • Speaking engagements and presentations
  • Collaborative awareness activities with local leaders
  • Annual events that make psychosis education accessible, interactive, and stigma-breaking

Youth & School Outreach

Early education prevents lifelong stigma.

We provide youth-centered education through:

  • School and classroom presentations
  • Workshops tailored for teens and young adults
  • Gen Z–focused awareness content on digital platforms
  • Opportunities for youth ambassadors to participate in advocacy

Looking Forward

As we continue growing, our commitment remains the same:
to illuminate, educate, and humanize.
To ensure that every person, whether they have lived experience, love someone who does, or simply want to learn, has access to honest information and powerful stories that break stigma at its foundation.