Mental Health Association in New Jersey

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The Mental Health Association in New Jersey’s Community Education team held its 4th Annual BIPOC Messages of Hope and Celebration on Saturday, July 20th at Monte Irvin Park in Orange NJ. MHANJ provided mental health resources and information to the more than 600 people who attended. The festival featured grammy award winning musicians, local leaders, artisan vendors, food trucks, and the Orange Health Department who offered free COVID test and vaccines. In addition to the world-class talent, Lynette Sheard- Director of the NJ Mental Health Players and community education coordinator was the host and MC of the event. Also, in attendance and serving as co-host was Eyesha Marable, Wayne Winborne and Gregory Burrus.

MHANJ's Call Center celebrated two years of service as a designated call line for the state of New Jersey for the National 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. We are proud of our trained counselors and the work they do each day to help people in need.

Coming up this week: The NJ Mental Health Players are a featured presenter at the Ingerman Group Executive Conference on July 23-24th at Ceasars in Atlantic City. Their presentation is entitled “Where Do I Stand in a multi-generational workplace? A conversation worth having on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Liberation.” Ingerman is a billion-dollar Mid-Atlantic based multifamily developer, contractor and property manager and has developed over 100 supportive communities.

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United By Wellness (UBW), MHANJ's virtual wellness center turned three this month! UBW is a virtual Peer Support Service that is peer operated and is staffed by an amazing number of facilitators from across MHANJ. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO WORKS TO MAKE UBW A SUCCESS! In three years it has grown to provide over 7,800 groups with a membership of close to 3000. Today UBW provides over 80 groups per week spread over 7 days. For much more information and how to join go to: https://lnkd.in/g5kGb9-R

Don't miss Warrior's Welcome this Friday! This Peer-Run support & discussion group meets twice a month - the first and third Friday of each month at 6pm. For questions or more information please contact Jaime Angelini at: [email protected].

Important information for National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month - Mental Health America (MHA) is now offering the complete BIPOC mental health tool kit in Spanish. Check out this link to view the entire toolkit. https://lnkd.in/eztY-44y

The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States. Help is available through call, text or chat. #Hope #Youarenotalone