Community Outreach Director – Project Inspire, UCLA (2025)
Project Inspire provides a supportive community for individuals directly affected by psychosis, voices, visions, and “unusual beliefs,” as well as for their family members based out of UCLA and open to the greater Los Angeles area. We connect affected individuals with on-campus resources—such as the CAE, caseworking office, aftercare program, CAPPS, AAP, and disability union—only if they seek support. We aim to reduce stigma surrounding psychosis, voices, visions, and “unusual beliefs” through educational outreach, including visiting public schools in Los Angeles to teach about these experiences. We host guest speakers, including individuals with lived experiences as well as experts on psychosis, voices, visions, and “unusual beliefs.” We engage with the greater Los Angeles community by offering mentorship programs that connect undergraduate and graduate students with exemplary role models. Ultimately, we strive to empower those affected to take pride in their experiences , helping them overcome feelings of shame and guilt.
We partner with NAMI West LA and the Bearden Lab out of the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and are always expanding our network.
Savannah Smith 