Author: Jon Salmon

August 20, 2025

Breaking Stigma Online and Offline: How Lived Experience is Shaping the Future of Mental Health

Fueled by his personal experiences with loss and mental illness, Jon Salmon, a mental health advocate, highlights how digital tools and creative storytelling can combat stigma. He emphasizes the power of using lived experience as a key component in co-designing

About Jon Salmon

Jon is an award-winning social impact innovator, entrepreneur and mental health campaigner with over 25 years’ experience at the intersection of digital innovation, mental health, and community building. He is the co-founder of social impact agency Byte Entertainment and the lived-experience-led not-for-profit Speakers Collective, supporting over 200 speakers with lived experience who drive change through education, storytelling and advocacy.