Support Circle Groups
A judgment-free circle where survivors share, listen, learn healthy coping strategies, and rebuild confidence beside people who understand.
Find Your Circle →
A Mental Health & TBI Survivor Initiative
You belong here ‘too’
Behind every diagnosis is a human being with a story, a heart, and a need for connection. We hold space for survivors of traumatic brain injury and mental illness, and we train the systems that serve them.
Why We Exist
No one should
suffer in silence
Our mission is simple. We create a place where people know they belong. A safe and supportive environment where individuals come together to share their experiences, express their emotions, process their pain, ask questions, receive encouragement, and most importantly, be heard.
We believe every person deserves a place where they are not defined or judged by a diagnosis, a mistake, a past experience, or the opinions of others.
We Proudly Stand With
- Survivors of traumatic brain injury
- Individuals living with mental health diagnoses
- People returning to the community after incarceration
- Individuals navigating daily life in the community
- Families affected by mental illness and trauma
- Youth and young adults seeking support and understanding
0%
The Hidden Factor
of adults in correctional and detention settings have a history of traumatic brain injury, and many have lived through more than one.
1 in 5
Our Young People
children and adolescents in the United States experience a diagnosable mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder in a given year.
0+
Rooms We Reach
kinds of agencies, schools, and organizations we train, from courtrooms and police departments to churches and workplaces.
What We Do
Three ways we build belonging
Support for the people living it. Training for the people serving them. Truth for every room that will listen.
Agency Training
Mental health, TBI awareness, trauma-informed care, crisis response, and de-escalation training for the entire judicial system and beyond.
Explore Training →
Keynote Speaking
Our founders bring lived experience to conferences, agencies, schools, churches, and workplaces, and rooms are never the same after.
Book a Speaker →In Their Own Words
What survivors carry
every single day
“People think I am not trying, but my brain does not work the same anymore.”
“I look normal on the outside, but I am fighting a battle inside.”
“People judge my behavior instead of understanding my injury.”
“I lost parts of myself and I am trying to learn who I am now.”
Where This Began
Born from love,
loss, and a promise
I Belong Here TOO was founded by Sharletta C. Evans after a tragedy no mother should ever know, and a long walk beside a son living with wounds the world could not see.
“Mental illness is not merely a diagnosis. It is a human experience.”
For Agencies & Institutions
Training for every hand
the system extends
When an officer, a judge, or a case worker understands what trauma and brain injury look like in real life, encounters change, outcomes change, and lives are protected. We bring that understanding into your building.
The Shop
Wear the message.
Fund the mission.
Every tee and hoodie carries the mark, two figures side by side with one heart between them. When someone asks about it, that is the conversation working. Every order helps keep Support Circles free and open.
A place to speak. A place to listen.
A place to heal. A place to be seen.
Whether you are a survivor, a family member, or an agency that wants to do better, there is a seat for you here.