Yesterday I asked you to sound off on the often controversial topic of the connection between creativity and mental illness.

Whether or not there’s a real connection between creativity and mental illness, Noise for the Needy (NFTN), “a Seattle-based non-profit organization that raises money for charitable causes through the production of live music shows”, made one this past weekend by donating proceeds to its annual music festival to Traditional Resources, a mental health center in Seattle that focuses on:

• Crisis/Hospital Diversion
• Residential Treatment
• Intensive Case Management
• Case Management
• Housing
• Psychiatric Services
• Vocational Services
• Growing Solutions

NFTN’s Artistic Director, Jeffrey Henry, explained to Seattle Weekly why the organization chose Transitional Resources as its 2009 partner charity:

“We chose Transitional Resources because they fill a rising need for mental-health services in the Seattle area [...] Coverage of medication for mental illness will be cut severely over the next year due to local budget shortfalls. This, coupled with the increasing number of veterans returning from ongoing wars who will also need help, made it a pretty easy decision. We feel contributing to TR will have an immediate effect on improving the quality of life for the mentally ill in Seattle.”

So, whether creativity and mental illness are really connected, NFTN - with the help of national and local musicians - made it so this weekend.

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