Michelle Hammer

Schizophrenia Activist

Michelle Hammer is a Schizophrenia Activist and spends time passionately fighting stigma. Michelle is a NYC native who was featured in the WebMD documentary Voices, which was nominated for a Tribeca X Award. Michelle was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 22 after a misdiagnosis of bipolar at age 18. At 27, Michelle decided to use her artistic talents and fearless personality to do something that could benefit the mental health community.

In May 2015, Michelle founded a mental health-focused clothing brand. Schizophrenic.NYC is a clothing brand with the mission of reducing stigma by starting conversations about mental health. Michelle has also been featured in many publications such as Mashable, ABC, NBC, and CBS.