Interactive Mental Map

Interactive Mental Map – A Community Mental Health Project

Presented by Cleveland Health and Wellness Center and Literary Cleveland

Published in 2026, Interactive Mental Map is a community-based creative project amplifying stories of resilience, healing, and hope. Contributors submitted writing and visual art in response to the following prompts:

• What has given you hope in your mental health journey?

• What does healing look like to you?

• Who or what has helped you keep going?

• Describe a place where you learned something about yourself, and connect that place to the experience of learning.

• Describe a place where you experienced connection or support.
  

Project Purpose

The Interactive Mental Map exists to:

• Amplify the voices of individuals who have faced mental health challenges

• Share messages of resilience and hope

• Foster connection across neighborhoods and generations

• Reduce stigma through creativity and storytelling

Explore the Map

We encourage you to visit the interactive mental map created for this project. You can click on points of interest to read stories,

view photographs, and explore a living archive of community strength.