Stand Up for Mental Health

Artreach, Inc. will present Stand Up for Mental Health on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 7:30 pm in the Oasis Room at the Garde Arts Center. The program will feature Stand Up for Mental Health's founder, award-winning comic and counselor David Granirer, along with stand up sets featuring Artreach members. The comedy performances will be followed by a fireside chat moderated by Artreach's executive director, Becca Atkins. The Garde Arts Center is located at 325 State Street, New London, CT. 

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Artreach has been collaborating with Stand Up for Mental Health (SMH) for over 15 years; and is pleased to bring its mental health-focused stand up comedy back to the region.

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What’s so funny about mental health? As far as Stand Up for Mental Health and Artreach, Inc. are concerned– everything! Founded by award-winning counsellor and stand-up comic David Granirer, who himself lives with bipolar, SMH teaches stand-up comedy to people with mental health challenges as a way of building confidence and fighting public stigma. Granirer, in partnership with Artreach, Inc. has trained three first-time comedians to do stand-up comedy about their mental health journeys. 

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