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Essay / To Write Love on Her Arms - 1675
To Write Love on Her Arms is a "non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-harm and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest directly in treatment and recovery” (Tworkowski, nd). In this research paper we will discuss what this organization does, how and when it started, who started the movement, where it is located, how this organization is responsible for the environment and the world, how the movement supports the local community, as well as any other negative aspects of this organization and why I want to work for To Write Love On Her Arms. To Write Love on Her Arms helps people struggling with depression, addiction, self-harm and suicide. They encourage, teach, inspire and donate money to treatment and recovery services. Their vision statement says they believe the following: “You were created to love and be loved. You are meant to live in relationship with other people, to know and be known. You need to know that your story is important and that you are part of a bigger story. You need to know that your life matters” (Tworkowski, nd). To Write Love on Her Arms understands the pain that thousands of people feel every day due to depression, addiction, and anxiety. They also understand that there is a way to get through this difficult time with hope and help. They lead people to counseling, treatment and a path to recovery. The founder of this organization states on its website: “We want to say here that it is worth it, that your life is worth fighting for. It is possible to change. We see lives changing as people get the help they need” (Tworkowski, n.d.). Writing love on your arms doesn't stop with treatment, they too...... middle of paper ......d.). twloha.com. Retrieved February 24, 2014 from http://twloha.com/find-help/local-resourcesNAMI - The National Alliance on Mental Illness. (nd). NAMI. Retrieved February 24, 2014 from http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=by_illness&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=61191TWLOHA, then and now. (nd). twloha.com. Retrieved February 24, 2014, from http://twloha.com/vision/beginningTo Write Love on Her Arms is a GREAT organization. (nd). Postpone dreams. Accessed February 24, 2014, from http://strawberreli.tumblr.com/post/31318772199/to-write-love-on-her-arms-is-a-great-organization-stopToronto, Ontario: CAN Resources. (nd). twloha.com. Retrieved February 24, 2014 from http://twloha.com/find-help/local-resources/toronto-ontario-canTworkowski, J. (nd). twloha.com. Vision. Accessed February 23, 2014 from http://twloha.com/vision