Jordan Burnham

Biographical information

Jordan Burnham is a professional public speaker on mental health and suicide prevention, through the Minding Your Mind Speakers Bureau. He is a survivor of a suicide attempt and shares his powerful story of fighting depression and finding recovery.

Jordan has received numerous accolades for his work in mental health advocacy, over the last 11 years. He’s been featured in Sports Illustrated and PEOPLE Magazine. He has also appeared on Dr. Phil, The Early Show, Good Morning America, and ESPN’s E:60. His piece “Unbreakable” with E:60 was nominated for an Emmy. Most recently, Jordan was interviewed by Anderson Cooper for the CNN special, “Finding Hope: Battling America’s Suicide Crisis”

In 2008 he addressed a Congressional briefing on Capitol Hill and in 2013 he was invited to the White House for the National Conference on Mental Health, hosted by President Obama and Vice President Biden.

Jordan is also the Director of Training for Minding Your Mind, helping schools with starting mental health clubs.