Wellspring

Wellspring strives to lead our community in developing housing, providing evidence-based treatment and strengthening recovery for adults with mental illness. Learn more about the lives your Give for Good gift touches at WellspringKY.org.

This year, Wellspring will help more than 1,600 adults with serious mental illness in our community. 

Ashley is one of them. Read her story, below:

"Finding Joy Again"

Making music, cooking and gardening are joys that have come back into Ashley's life after spending the past decade in and out of hospitals and homelessness. Ashley lives with major depression and anxiety, but as a Wellspring client she is discovering she can manage her mental illness and still do things that bring her happiness, like playing the cello and guitar and singing karaoke.

Ashley grew up in a musically inclined family here in Louisville; however according to Ashley some family members displayed harmful tendencies which contributed to her first experiencing homelessness in 2014 at the age of 18.

"I was dealing with a lot of anxiety and depression that made it hard for me to do things. A lot of it has been social and I was afraid to talk with people," Ashley say of her time houseless. She mainly slept in shelters, but she struggled to find things to do during the day-something she says is a challenge for all people without homes.

Ashley's Wellspring Case Manager says Ashley has "blossomed" from the time they first met at Wellspring's crisis stabilization unit and especially after Ashley moved into Wellspring's newest Neighborhood Housing properties in March.

"I really enjoy the tranquility here. I grew up in a very volatile environment and I really needed my own space. I value my solitude, which is different from loneliness," Ashley says. "Being with Wellspring got me back on my medication that helped balance my negative feelings and gave me a sense of routine. It gave me access to speak with a therapist and I learned how to channel my negative emotions into more positive emotions, especially through art therapy."

Ashley continues to attend Wellspring's Art Therapy group sessions. And, if you're really lucky, you might catch her singing one of her favorite songs at a karaoke place in Germantown some night soon.

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Who We Are

Wellspring promotes mental health recovery and supports individuals in building healthy and hopeful lives through behavioral health, housing and employment services. Wellspring is a leader in mental health recovery in the Louisville. We provide behavioral health services, supportive housing, employment services and case management. We will serve more than 1,100 adults with serious mental illness this year.