This animation was a Bronze Telly Winner.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic that brought worldwide shutdowns, mass isolation, and constant social stressors, there was another critical issue taking over the United States - the mental health crisis. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, took decisive action during this crucial time by creating an animation that could be shared to increase awareness and influence funding for the mental health crisis.

The animation includes a call to action to the new 3-digit number for suicide and mental health crises. This number ensures that mental health crisis services are available for someone who calls 988, similar to the services you can expect when you dial 911 for a heart attack.

With this animation I worked on the illustrations and storyboarding to bring the emotional toll mass isolation, and constant social stress has on an individual struggling with mental health.