#ThrowbackThursday Beatrix A. (Betty) Hamburg
For Mental Health Awareness Month 2023 we’re partnering with the Connecticut Historical Society and taking it way back every Thursday with #ThrowbackThursday to share a few stories of how people faced life’s challenges throughout history. “It is true that a great part of the suffering in this present war, as in all wars, must forever […]
Meet Amanda Mendoza
#LetsFaceIt Some people use writing or exercise to help manage trauma. Amanda Mendoza uses art. Mendoza, who is 27 and lives in New Britain, spends her work life as a Training Coordinator with the Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence. At work, she teaches community members, such as health professionals, law enforcement, and social workers, […]
Tell Us About It – Kelvin Young
#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 learn about their experience as well as what they’ve been up to since participating. This Tuesday, we’re checking in with Kelvin Young, you can read […]
Meet Alfred Cotto
#LetsFaceIt Alfred Cotto has been negatively impacted by stigma in just about every facet of his life. As a teenager, he was ostracized by his entire family after his mother discovered a note written to him by another male teen. “When I was 14, my mom was cleaning my room while I was away and […]
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 self-care, we can strengthen our resilience and our ability to deal with life’s challenges. For Mental Health Awareness Month 2023, we are partnering with Yoga […]
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 #LetsFaceIt campaign, helping to support the launch of an arts and wellness program at the Hispanic Health Council’s (HHC) Family Wellness and Cultural Heritage Center […]
#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 had to say on our YouTube! We know that a journey to mental wellbeing does not have to be faced alone. We also know that […]
#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 faced life’s challenges throughout history. “Each person’s mind and experience are unique. But mental health has a history, shared by those in the past and […]
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 mental health challenge, family emergency or issues within the workplace, would be an easy option, one that can be done without fear of reprisal or […]
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 learn about their experience as well as what they’ve been up to since participating in the campaign. This Tuesday, we’re checking in with Dustin Sclafani, […]
