Active Mic: Mental Health through Hip Hop

Kai Roberts was a student at Carnegie Mellon University when he began experiencing extreme anxiety and panic disorder. He discovered healing power in writing and created a series of hip hop lyrics to illustrate what he was feeling. Roberts recorded his “Carnegie Café” album in 2013, which quickly became a resource for students dealing with mental health disorders and a key element in his own recovery. Kai Roberts is currently the assistant director of admissions at Carnegie Mellow and a professional speaker with Active Minds, a nonprofit organization supporting mental health awareness and education for students.