My birth mother suffered from Schizophrenia throughout her pregnancies, I was removed from her care as a toddler and placed into foster care, at 18 years old I started my search to find my birth mother and learned she was a homeless woman I had been passing on the streets, she suffered from Schizophrenia and didn't get the help she desperately needed.
Lauren O'Donohue, Founder of Resilience Rally
My name is Lauren O’Donohue and I was a Division I rower at UCLA. I currently lead a mental health non-profit called Resilience Rally and coordinate the annual Resilience Run for Suicide Prevention. My four years at UCLA were shaped by my experience as a student-athlete while simultaneously recovering from a mental illness and becoming a mental health advocate.