It was as a high school freshman, that Andrew, the youngest in our family, began to verbalize and display disconcerting signs of mental illness. Being long-time residents of San Mateo County, we turned to the only resources we knew – the health care providers in our community.

We began to navigate our way through waters that were unchartered for our family in hopes of finding the support, education, and treatment that were so desperately needed. The lack of comprehensive care and coordination we found there was astounding, frustrating, and heart-breaking, as our loved one continued to struggle with the ebb and flow of his symptoms.

The Aslan Foundation exists to lovingly honor the life of Andrew Q. Peschard, who is forever in our hearts. While we will never know what his future could have been, we do know that he was a courageous and compassionate soul whose legacy would have undoubtedly included helping others. And so, for Andrew, we live out that legacy by offering help for today, light for tomorrow & hope for a future to those impacted by mental illness.