Meet Doris Maldonado Mendez
#LetsFaceIt If there is such a thing as a full time advocate, Doris Maldonado Mendez is it. A foster mother who is also a bilingual health information specialist for families […]
Meet Ryan Lindsay
#LetsFaceIt Have You forgotten my name? O Lord, come to Your child. O Lord, forget me not. You said to lean on Your arm And I’m leaning You said […]
Meet Jeff Bravin
#LetsFaceIt Imagine you’ve been in a car accident. You’re hurt and are understandably confused and dazed by what just happened in addition to being in pain and scared. Now imagine […]
CT Attorney General William Tong Joins Rhode Island Attorney General in Court Battle to Protect Landmark Ruling in Behavioral Health Parity
Mental Health Connecticut (MHC) applauds Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha for their action today in filing an amicus brief to reverse an overturned […]
Meet Susan Buchsbaum
#LetsFaceIt Susan Buchsbaum started her role as a mental health advocate after something she saw while in the hospital herself. “It was early in my illness and I saw something […]
Meet Kelvin B. Young
#LetsFaceIt Kelvin B. Young wants people to know that they are more than the label some may use to describe them, that labels are only as stigmatizing as we allow […]
Meet Dustin Sclafani, aka EZ BlueZ
#LetsFaceIt Dustin Sclafani knows what it’s like to be on the outside. “My whole life has been a little off center,” says the singer known as EZ BlueZ in the […]
Meet Jazz Borst
#LetsFaceIt Jazz Borst wants people to know it’s okay not to feel okay. “I know for sure it’s difficult for a lot of folks to talk about how they’re feeling,” […]
Meet Laura Delano
#LetsFaceIt Some people internalize the stigma that comes from sharing a mental health diagnosis with feelings of self-shame. Laura Delano did precisely that…until she didn’t. It’s a story she hopes […]
Meet Megan Baker
#LetsFaceIt The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on many people’s mental health as society has struggled with isolation, a sense of uncertainty about the future, and anxiety about the illness […]
