To Write Love
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This short documentary tells the story of how To Write Love on Her Arms navigated the last two decades of showing up for people and moving these conversations from the margins to the mainstream. It’s a story of a growing chorus of hope that turned into a lifeline for millions.

Every $45 provides one hour of mental health care.

We hear from thousands of people each year who need help. And the number one reason they don’t get mental health care is that they can’t afford it. Since 2006, To Write Love on Her Arms has invested over $4.7 million into treatment & recovery scholarships and funded over 35,000 hours of mental health care to change this.

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Bring a group of folks together (friends and family or your community), raise life-saving funds for mental health care, and create a safe space for meaningful conversations.

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People deserve access to mental health care. We work to remove those barriers. Whether you become a monthly donor, fundraise, or shop the store—your support makes a big difference.

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This movement began with a single story that invited people to get honest about theirs, too. Invite others to watch the film online and share your story in the comments.

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Stories connect us. They remind us that we’re not alone.

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The Reviews Are In

The TWLOHA movement saved my life when I was at my lowest, I couldn’t be more grateful to still be here.

@ashmichele323

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Thank you for constantly being a source of Hope for me since I found your Myspace in 2007.

@kathrynbarnes1337

Thank you for being there at the right moment so that my niece Stephanie who was in this documentary is still here today to tell her story and help others too.❤

@marybeth123

Twloha helped save my life and brought so much hope in dark places.

@angelic_nightmares

So special and so powerful. This movement was revolutionary to start and it continues to shape the mental health landscape for the better. 💙

@millsie30

This is something truly special, and you captured it beautifully.

@AshleyRosenkrans

It’s stories like these that remind me of the birthright to feel safe and loved, and the ripples of impact one stranger can have on another when we know we are worthy of this.

What inspires me most about To Write Love on Her Arms is how they met people where they were, out in the world. I love that by setting up tables at music festivals they create a safe space in the environment people voluntarily choose to go to.

So many of us have been terrified to ask for help, convinced our pain makes us a burden. Thank you for normalizing that reaching out is an act of courage, and that we deserve environments where we can begin to heal and slowly find our way back to ourselves through each other. ❤

@JuliaDeSantisFLP
Watch The Film

This short documentary shows how a single story connected thousands of people and became a global movement founded on hope, help, healing, and honesty that continues today. When Jamie shared Renee’s story on Myspace for the first time, people saw themselves in it. Or their friends. Their siblings. Their parents. For many, it gave language to things they had only carried silently before. It gave space for people to finally say, “this is my story too.” What started as an attempt to help one friend became something thousands needed.

At the time, mental health wasn’t talked about the way it is now. Resources were harder to find. Honest conversations were rare. But this movement grew from a simple goal: to meet people in their pain and remind them that hope is real and help is possible. Since 2006, TWLOHA has worked to build bridges to support people struggling. Now, we’re telling that story on film in hopes of funding even more mental health care for those struggling.

Everyone deserves to feel seen, heard, and to have the opportunity to heal.

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