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October is Wellness Month!!!
Get your Check up from the Neck up this October during Wellness Month!
Get Your Check-Up from the Neck Up: Free Mental Health Screenings at Wellness Events in Stratford
September 29, 2015 (Norwalk, CT) – The public is invited to “Get Your Check-Up from the Neck Up” at free Wellness Month events in Stratford during October, or online.
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Information will be available on stress management, sleep hygiene, mood-boosting foods, resilience, mindfulness, and local services. Activities supporting wellness and healthy snacks will be provided. Visitors will be able to take a free mental health screening, discuss the results with a clinician, and get a referral to treatment if needed.
The events will be offered throughout October on Mondays from 2-6pm at the Farmers Market on the Town Green, as well as at the Great Pumpkin Festival at Boothe Park on Saturday, October 17. Other locations and dates can be found at www.HealthyMindsCT.org.
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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 as a preventive measure, according to the Southwest Regional Mental Health Board (SWRMHB), organizer of this county-wide initiative. Stratford Community Services is the local partner for this initiative, which is supported financially by Purdue Pharma, L.P. and the CT Health Foundation.
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.
About the Southwest Regional Mental Health Board:
SWRMHB is a nonprofit community advisory council dedicated to ensuring a high-quality mental health system that promotes recovery and wellbeing for the residents of southwestern Connecticut. SWRMHB represents and serves the communities of Bridgeport, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, and Wilton. For more information visit the organization’s website: www.HealthyMindsCT.org. SWRMHB also manages the award-winning website, TurningPointCT.org, developed by and for young adults from Connecticut—“guiding the search for mental wellness.”
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