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On May 30, 2023, U.S. Representative Sharice Davids, visited Tyler’s House KC, a local organization promoting emotional wellness among teens in the Kansas City metro area, to help kick off their summer mental health programming, along with Zero Reasons Why.

“I had quite the rough patch in middle school. I struggled with mental illnesses for a long time, especially ADHD. And that just kind of culminated into other challenges. I was struggling to keep up with schoolwork and had...

"Throughout my life, I have struggled with mental health issues. They always have been and will continue to be a part of my story. Mental health affects everyone in many different ways. Our mental health determines how we...

“Mental health is something that I had struggled with for a long time. As a coach, I tell people in some of the talks that I give, ‘I've got a whole career of coaching football and wrestling, and my mental health is...

"My name is Catya and I am a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) and facility dog handler at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA. As a child life specialist, my goal is to reduce anxiety within the hospital through...

On May 30, 2023, U.S. Representative Sharice Davids, visited Tyler’s House KC, a local organization promoting emotional wellness among teens in the Kansas City metro area, to help kick off their summer mental health programming, along with Zero Reasons Why.

Within a community, mental health efforts span across a continuum of care. The mental health continuum of care includes all resources, programs, organizations and efforts to support mental health needs within a community.

“Last winter, [I began to feel] things that I didn't realize I could feel, that were hard to identify. I felt like I was trapped. I didn't want to go to bed at night because I had to wake up and do it again. I felt like my...

Community mobilization furthers the Community Plan by facilitating or supporting programs, events and collaborative outreach efforts that create efficient ways for the community to come together to help remove the stigma surrounding mental health and increase awareness of resources.