Regardless of race, religion, age or occupation, statistics show one in four individuals is affected with anxiety, stress or depression in their lifetime. We believe that mental health is something that affects us all - that achieving mental wellness requires work, and over time, everyone moves between different points along the continuum of mental wellness. We believe that all people have strengths and that each individual is ultimately his/her best advocate in preparing for lasting mental wellness.
The Mental Health Association promotes lasting mental wellness through a spectrum of culturally competent programs and services. We help people find the tools and resources that they need to achieve and maintain mental wellness. For almost 80 years, we have promoted mental wellness in our community through educational programming, referrals to needed services and individualized support and assistance to those in greater need. All of our programs focus on increasing each person’s ability to take care of him/herself as they move back and forth along the continuum of mental wellness. We want people to leave the Mental Health Association knowing how to recognize when they need help and the know-how to follow the steps to get it.
Annual Campaign -- You Can Make A Difference!
In our most recent Annual Campaign letter, we shared the story of Deb Bellare and her children, and the role the Mental Health Association played in helping them get the services they need to help them thrive! We hope that after you read this story, you will consider making a donation to the Mental Health Association so we can continue to help Rochester to be a strong, vibrant community for all of its residents. You Can Make A Difference!
Wellness Wednesday
Last summer, we launched an new communications program, Wellness Wednessday, a short, monthly newsletter with tips on maintaining wellness. Wellness Wednesday covers topics ranging from Ways to Stay Connected to Managing Stress in a Tough Economy. The July 2010 edition is now on-line. We hope you enjoy reading Wellness Wednesday!
You can also subscribe to have the newsletter emailed directly to your email address.
News Flash!
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The Mental Health Association is pleased to announce the opening of an innovative, peer run recovery center -- New Directions of Greater Rochester -- established to assist individuals who are taking an active role in their own mental wellness and recovery. It is located at 919 Culver Road in the City of Rochester.
New Directions is a wellness center run by peers who empower one another to reach their fullest potential. New Directions promotes participation and ownership by each individual through a valued process and includes programs such as: computer and technology classes, exercise and nutrition classes, self-improvement courses, job search courses and discussion groups. As a result of participating at New Directions, individuals take charge of their own lives and ae motivated to give back to the community-thus acting, in turn, as a resource in other's recovery.
Click on the link below to see Channel 13 WHAM news coverage of New Directions and be sure to check out the video!
http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/New-Home-New-Hope-For-New-Directions-Program/fCleBiRKBEivHGaSgS14vg.cspx
For more information, call New Directions at 224-2005 today!
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Online Survey Seeks to Understand Anxiety Among Local College-age Youth
Calling all young people age 18 - 24!
The Ad Council of Rochester and the Mental Health Association have launched an online survey for youth in our community, ages 18 -24. This survey will help us learn about how aware young people are about anxiety and when they think it becomes necessary to seek help for anxiety issues, as well as helping us understand better the stigma around having an anxiety issue (or any other mental health issue) and how that might influence their decision to reach out for help.
To take this survey, CLICK HERE!
To read the press release about this survey, CLICK HERE!
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Do you know how to get help when you've had enough? - Wellness Wednesday - July 2010 Edition
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