Mental Health America shares Tools 2 Thrive Toolkit

Paul Gionfriddo, President and CEO of Mental Health America

BEAUTIFUL SKIES OUT THEREREMEMBER.WE DO HAVE A OF RED FLAGWARNING IN EFFECT TODAY.

MANYMAY'S RECOGNIZES MENTAL HEALTHAWARENESS MONTH AND IT'SCOINCIDING WITH THIS YEAR'SMILESTONE IN THE PANDEMIC ASMORE AMERICANS ARE GETTINGVACCINATED WE DO RETURN TO ASENSE OF NORMALCY BUT THAT CANCAUSE SOME ADDED JOINING USLIVE IS PAUL JEFFREY TOLD THEPRESIDENT AND CEO OF MENTALHEALTH AMERICA WAS STRATEGIESTO EASTER THE TRANSITION GOODMORNING PAUL.

GOOD MORNING.

SOLET'S GET RIGHT INTO THIS.WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTHAMERICA'S GOAL FOR THIS YEARDURING A MENTAL HEALTHAWARENESS MONTH, ESPECIALLYWITH THE PANDEMIC THAT WE JUSTEXPERIENCED.WELL MAY 2021 IS DIFFERENTFROM ANY THAT WE HAD AND SOPART OF OUR GOAL IS TORECOGNIZE PEOPLE HAVE COMETHROUGH A LOT OF TRAUMA THATCOME THROUGH A LOT OF WORRYAND STRESS OVER THE COURSE OFTHE LAST YEAR.

AND IT MORETHAN EVER WE NEED SOME TOLLSGET TO HIS NEXT STAGE OURYEAH, AND ONE OF THOSETOOLS YOU HAVE TOOLS TO THRIVETHE TOOL KIT CAN YOU TELL MEABOUT THAT AND THE GOAL BEHINDTHIS.

YEAH THE TOOLS TO THRIVESCHOOL CAN'T WE PULL TOGETHERBASICALLY TO RESPOND DIRECTLYTO THE KINDS OF MENTAL HEALTHCONCERNS THAT PEOPLE HAVE HADAND THAT HAVE SURFACED OVERTHE COURSE OF THE PANDEMIC.PEOPLE BEEN MORE WORRIEDTHAN EVER BEFORE THEY'VE BEENMORE ANXIOUS THAN EVER BEFOREMORE DEPRESSED THAN EVERBEFORE ITS FANS MORE TRAUMA ASA AS A NATION IS WORLD THAT WEHAVE COLLECTIVELY PERHAPS THANEVER BEFORE AND RECOGNIZINGALL OF THESE THINGS TAKE ATOLL ON INDIVIDUALS THATSCHOOL KID.

HE'S PUT TOGETHERWITH AN EYE TOWARD HELPINGINDIVIDUALS.

BUILD BACK INTOTHE SOCIETY.

THEY'RE TRYING TOBRING BACK TO THEMSELVES GETBACK TO WORK GET BACK TOSCHOOL GET BACK TO SOCIALSETTINGS IN WAYS THAT MAKETHEM FEEL SAFE AND COMFORTABLETO YOU DO HAVE IN THEIR TIPSFOR ADAPTING TO THAT TRAUMACAN YOU GIVE US SOME OF THOSETIPS REALLY QUICKLY.YEAH, I MEAN ONE WOULD BEJUST RECOGNIZING THAT WHATYOU'VE EXPERIENCED ISRAELANOTHER IS RECOGNIZING THATTHEY ENVIRONMENT AT THEREALITY IS CHANGED FROM WHATIT WAS A 3RD IS JUST ACCEPTINGTHOSE CHANGES THAT HAVEHAPPENED.

A 4TH IS LEARNING TOTOOLS AT YOUR DISPOSAL TO HELPRELAX.

ANOTHER IS TAKING CAREOF YOURSELF PHYSICALLY INORDER TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELFMENTALLY AND VICE VERSA SOTHERE'S A LOT IN THERE THATDOWN TO EARTH FOR PEOPLE WHOARE EXPERIENCING THE STRESSAND ANXIETY.THAT'S VERY IMPORTANTRECENT SURVEY SHOWED THAT 49%OF AMERICANS DO HAVE SOMEAPPREHENSION AND MIGHT FEEL ALITTLE STRESS ABOUT GETTINGBACK TO A NORMAL SO I'M SURE ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING WANTTO KNOW THAT INFORMATION ANDTAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT TOOLKIT TO WORKING PEOPLE GO.THEY NEED TO GO TO MHANATIONAL DOT ORG.

IN ANINTERNATIONAL DOT ORG IT'SAVAILABLE AND IT'S A IT'S AONE-STOP SHOP FOR ANYBODY WHOWANTS TO GET MORE INFORMATIONAND TO GET THE WHEEL TO DRIVE.PAUL THANK YOU SO MUCH FORJOINING US.

THE PRESIDENCY OFMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA JOININGUS FROM MIDDLETOWNCONNECTICUT, ONE OF MYFAVORITE CITIES IN THE COUNTRYBY THE WAY BEAUTIFUL PLACETHANK YOU SO MUCH ANDHOPEFULLY THESE RESOURCES CANHELP OUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ASTHEY HEAD BACK TO WORK TO