Storytelling as Self-Care
“The foundation of self-improvement, self-confidence and self-empowerment is self-care!” Sondra, Yoga in Our City Instructor At MHC, we know that everyone is facing something. We also know that when we practice […]
Shouting Out a Thank You to ConnectiCare
#LetsFaceIt Our mission to support the community is only made possible through community support itself. We are feeling extra grateful this #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth for the amazing donors and supporters of our […]
#FacingItFriday May 5th
For Mental Health Awareness Month 2023, we took to our backyard to asked staff, participants and other members of the community how they face hard things, here’s is what they […]
#ThrowbackThursday Clifford Beers
For Mental Health Awareness Month 2023 we’re partnering with the Connecticut Historical Society and taking it waaaaay back every Thursday with #ThrowbackThursday to share a few stories of how people […]
Meet Andi Campbell
#LetsFaceIt If Andi Campbell had her way, every company would have programs in place that enable employees to live lives in better balance. Getting help, whether it’s for a personal […]
Tell Us About It – Dustin Sclafani
#LetsFaceIt Tune in each Tuesday in May for #TellUsAboutIt Tuesday where we will check back in with a few individuals who participated in last year’s Let’s Face It campaign and […]
Meet Dawn Ennis
#LetsFaceIt Dawn Ennis describes herself this way: “Woman, single mom raising three kids by myself, college professor, journalist, trans woman.” That last descriptor, she says, “is the fifth most interesting […]
Mental Health Connecticut Raising $75,000 and Bringing Back #LetsFaceIt Campaign for Mental Health Awareness Month in May
Farmington, CT – April 30, 2023. For Mental Health Awareness Month in May 2023, Mental Health Connecticut (MHC) is raising $75,000 to bring its award-winning arts and wellness program to […]
Meet Dita Bhargava
#LetsFaceIt Dita Bhargava credits her mother with inspiring her and her sister’s activism streak. “Watching her struggle is something we carried with us,” she says of her mother who was […]
Meet Sean Smedley
#LetsFaceIt For years Sean Smedley kept quiet—about his abusive childhood home life, about his father’s mental health issues and drinking, about his own substance abuse. Now he knows firsthand the […]
