One Thing I Wish You Knew Community Mental Health Event (2026)

👋 Welcome to Friendship Circle's fourth annual One Thing I Wish You Knew community mental health event. Join us for an evening of heartfelt conversations and authentic connections. Four local teens will share their vulnerabilities and experiences with mental health and the challenges they face.

📊 Our 2025 event saw over 500 attendees, including 200 teens and nearly 300 adults, comprised of educators, mental and behavioral health professionals, nonprofit leaders, parents, and caregivers.

📍This in-person Ted talk style event will be held on Sunday, November 15th from 3pm-5pm at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee, WI. Cross parking off your stress list! The Italian Community Center has plenty of space in their surface lot just steps from the door.

👥 You can look forward to Milwaukee's largest metnal health based resource/vendor fair as well as a dessert buffet, and of course the program itself. This event is intended for people ages 13+.

🗓️ General Event Schedule

• 3pm-4pm: Doors open / check in - Interactive resource fair & dessert buffet
• 4pm-5pm: Program
• 5pm-5:15pm: Reconnect with any booths that caught your interest on your way out

Together, we can make a difference and work toward breaking the stigma associated with mental health.

❓If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to the event coordinator, Sophie at sophie@fcwi.org.

🌟 Want to make an even bigger impact? Your support speaks volumes.

Join us as an event sponsor and help change the conversation around mental health. Please reach out to Sophie at sophie@fcwi.org to discuss this opportunity.

See the impact. Feel the joy. Watch last year's video to get a glimpse of the meaningful moments that make this event so special.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEILrNSJa1c&t=2s