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Get Your Check-Up from the Neck Up: Free Mental Health Screenings at Wellness Events
Southwest Regional Mental Health Board ▪ 1 Park Street ▪ Norwalk, CT 06851
(203) 840-1187 ▪ www.HealthyMindsCT.org ▪ www.TurningPointCT.org
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Southwest Regional Mental Health Board, Inc. October 5, 2016
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Get Your Check-Up from the Neck Up: Free Mental Health Screenings at Wellness Events
October 2016 (Norwalk, CT) – The public is invited to “Get Your Check-Up from the Neck Up” at free Wellness Month events at locations throughout the county during October, or online.
One in five people struggle with anxiety, depression or other mental health disorders every year, and more than half don’t get help. Why struggle in silence? During October, stop by a Mental Wellness table to talk about coping with stress and improving your mental wellness. Take a free, anonymous mental health screening and meet for free with a clinician who will discuss the results with you. Pick up resources to take home to share with your family.
Free screenings are available at various flu clinics, health and wellness fairs, and on college campuses during October. See www.HealthyMindsCT.org for locations and dates.
Screenings in English and Spanish are also available online at www.HealthyMindsCT.org. Visitors to the site can take a self-assessment for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, alcohol use, or eating disorders. Parents can use an online tool to screen for depression in their teenager.
These free events are designed to raise awareness of mental health as a part of overall wellness and to promote getting an annual mental health checkup, according to the Southwest Regional Mental Health Board (SWRMHB), organizer of this county-wide initiative. Wellness Month grew out of the National Depression Screening Day initiative. It is made possible by partnerships with community groups, colleges, provider agencies,and hospitals throughout the region and is partly supported by MBI Inc. and Charles P. & Judy D. Eaton.
About the Southwest Regional Mental Health Board:
SWRMHB is a nonprofit agency dedicated to ensuring a high-quality mental health system that promotes recovery and wellbeing for the residents of southwestern Connecticut. SWRMHB partners with consumers, providers, and social services to assess needs, stimulate new initiatives, and advocate for the mental health community of southwestern CT. For more information visit the organization’s website: www.HealthyMindsCT.org. SWRMHB also manages the award-winning website, www.TurningPointCT.org, an online peer support community developed by and for young people throughout Connecticut.
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