Olivia DePaul

Advisory Board Member

Olivia DePaul (she/her) is a mental health advocate currently pursuing her clinical doctorate in Occupational Therapy at Washington University in St. Louis. While earning her BA in Psychological Science, Olivia became involved with the mental health community by sharing her story as a student panelist at an AWI screening event. She has since gone on to serve as a founding member of Voices of Hope, a student group that uses oral storytelling to present lived mental health experiences, and as Vice President of CSUSM’s Active Minds, a local chapter of a national organization fighting to break down the barriers of stigma. She is the subject of a short film featured in AWI’s OLIVE Film Collection and has served as a film panelist and closing keynote speaker for numerous community mental health events.