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It's Children's Mental Health Awareness Week and The Connection is excited to celebrate Healthy Teen Minds, an eight-year initiative to improve the mental health of teens in Northeast Wisconsin. Join us for our May Mental Health event on Thursday, May 9 at Catalpa Health, 4635 W. College Ave., Appleton, as we share out the impact of this community-wide project! We will serve a light breakfast at 7 a.m., followed by the program from 7:30 - 9:30 a.m.

Get your tickets to see the Wisconsin Herd take on the College Park Skyhawks this Thursday, Jan. 18 at Oshkosh Arena and $2 of every ticket will be collected to support The Connection's Healthy Teen Minds initiative! A big THANK YOU to the Herd for supporting our work! Get your tickets here: https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Northeastwisconsin

In the the January 4, 2024 article in Men's Health, 'Your Monthly Guide to Making 2024 the Healthiest Year Ever', they share a 7-step process for making change happen and sustaining it followed by a month by month approach to addressing overall health. It is never too soon to start to "spring cleaning your mental garage" with tools from the SM4M Self-Care toolkit! A place where men can connect, explore and recover.

STRONG MINDS 4 MEN NEW Mental Health Connection - Calumet, Outagamie and Winnebago Counties, Wisconsin This is a place where men can find resources to address the concerns that brought them here. Depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts are serious, yet treatable, mental health disorders that do not discriminate. NEW Mental Health Connection - Calumet, Outagamie and Winnebago Counties, Wisconsin

Get your tickets to see ALOK who will be performing at 4 p.m. this Saturday (Nov. 4) at the DoubleTree by Hilton Neenah.
The Connection, in partnership with Diverse & Resilient, is excited to welcome Alok Vaid-Menon to Northeastern Wisconsin as the keynote speaker for the 2nd-annual LGBTQ+ Mental Health Summit. Though the conference is full, we still have a limited number of tickets for ALOK’s performance. Get yours today: https://bit.ly/48pWypF

We are so excited to bring Alok Vaid-Menon to Northeast Wisconsin for the 2nd-annual LGBTQ+ Mental Health Summit in Neenah on Nov. 4. Tickets are on sale NOW (until Oct. 29) for ALOK's 4 p.m. performance. You can also register for the daylong summit through the end of this week. But don't wait! Tickets are going fast! Click here to get yours: https://bit.ly/48pWypF

The Northeast Wisconsin Mental Health Connection, in partnership with Diverse & Resilient, is proud to present the second-annual LGBTQ+ Mental Health Summit on Nov. 4 in Neenah, Wis. featuring ALOK!
This event is open to LGBTQ+ community, aspiring allies, and LGBTQ+ affirming service providers.
Click here for more info and to register: https://www.newmentalhealthconnection.org/lgbtq-summit-2023/

October is National Depression & Mental Health Screening Month and today, October 10, is World Mental Health Day.
Mental health conditions do not discriminate. Check in on your well-being and take a free mental health screening.
FOR ADULTS: https://screening.hfihub.com/NEW
FOR YOUTH: https://screening.mhanational.org/screening-tools/youth

The Connection is excited to welcome Tiffany Yang, who will lead the DRIVE Health Project, a new initiative to improve the mental health of the Fox Cities’ Hmong and Black communities.

The Connection welcomes Tiffany Yang | N.E.W. Mental Health Connection The Connection welcomes Tiffany Yang Jul 17, 2023 The N.E.W Mental Health Connection is excited to introduce Tiffany Yang as the newly hired project coordinator who will lead the DRIVE Health Project, a new initiative to improve the mental health of the Fox Cities’ Hmong and Black communities. Tif...

Check out the recent podcast by the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region featuring The Connection's own Beth Clay and Sarah Bassing-Sutton as they discuss recommendations to improve adult mental health in Northeast Wisconsin.

Mental Health: A Path Forward Did you know that from 2010-2018, the su***de rate in Calumet, Outagamie and Winnebago counties increased by 66 percent? And among those at greatest risk are middle-aged men, individuals in certain professions (like farming, construction and law enforcement, for example), veterans, members of BIPOC....

Thank you Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region for telling the story of "Healthy Teen Minds," our eight-year initiative to improve teen mental health in Northeast Wisconsin!

Do you know how our youth are doing, as far as mental health and wellness? How can we in the Fox Valley help our teens, and prevent the things that can lead to anxiety, depression, or even a crisis? The answers are complex, and challenging.
Learn how our communities are helping create teen healthy minds in our newest podcast episode. Listen and subscribe:
https://bit.ly/3qr2jly

How do we improve the mental health of adults in Northeast Wisconsin? Check out our new report, "Mental Health & Su***de Prevention Recommendations," which details more than 40 recommendations, including raising the minimum wage; increasing walk-in services for mental health care; speeding up the state licensure approval process for new therapists; and adopting social connectedness strategies. Check out the full report on our website: http://newmentalhealthconnection.org

https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2023/06/12/su***de-rates-have-exploded-in-the-fox-valley-a-new-report-explores-why/70298488007/

Su***de rates have exploded in the Fox Valley. A new report offers new insights and policy recommendations. A new mental health report from the Fox Valley reveals marginalized communities struggle with their mental health due to finances, social isolation.

Community feedback is so important! Scan the QR code to learn more!

Thank you Governor Tony Evers for prioritizing and raising awareness about mental health for the people of Wisconsin!

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/a_few_small_ways_to_fight_the_holiday_blues?utm_source=Greater+Good+Science+Center&utm_campaign=4ed1b42308-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_GG_Newsletter_December_29_2022&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5ae73e326e-4ed1b42308-50854839

A Few Small Ways to Fight the Holiday Blues While many of us look forward to the winter holidays, they sometimes make us feel down. Here are ways to lift your mood.

StrongMinds4Men.org features a collection of podcasts focused on impactful conversations with men... expressing, communicating and connecting on a variety of topics from relationships and fatherhood to mental health and recovery. Check them out at: https://foxcities.wi.networkofcare.org/mh/content.aspx?cid=9409
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Diverse & Resilient and the N.E.W. Mental Health Connection are excited to host the first LGBTQ+ mental health summit in northeast Wisconsin on Saturday November 12, 2022 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the DoubleTree Appleton

Who should attend? Mental health providers, physicians and anyone working with or a member of the LGBTQ+ community in the Fox Valley

For more information and to register, please visit our summit website: https://www.newmentalhealthconnection.org/lgbtqsummit/
We expect to fill up quickly so register today@

If you have any questions, you can reach out to us at Diverse & Resilient at 920.416.8711.

Thank you to our sponsors Thedacare and United Way Fox Cities.

Mental health conditions do not discriminate. This Mental Illness Awareness Week check in on your well-being and take a free mental health test.
FOR ADULTS: https://screening.mentalhealthscreening.org/NEW FOR YOUTH: https://screening.mhanational.org/screening-tools/youth

REACH OUT: There’s nothing more manly than helping a friend in need. LISTEN: Being all ears is something we could all use when life throws a wrench in our way. SUPPORT: Helping someone get the resources they need...
EXPLORE | CONNECT | RECOVER at StrongMinds4Men.org.

A powerful animation for Su***de Prevention Month. Letting friends or loved ones know you’re there for them can save a life. ***dePreventionMonth

Signs Someone Might Take Their Life | World Su***de Prevention Day | Mental Health | Animation |Help The day he chose to take his life, was just like any other day. If only he had reached out for help. If only, someone had reached out to him. On this World S...

“One life taken to save millions.” AFSP (American Foundation for Su***de Prevention) shares a recent, frank conversation with Solomon Thomas (New York Jets) and Dak Prescott (Dallas Cowboys) about their own mental health journeys and how they show up for themselves and others, on and off the field. ***dePreventionMonth

Men and Mental Health: A Conversation with NFL Players Dak Prescott and Solomon Thomas It’s important for men to feel comfortable discussing mental health – but we all have different ways of expressing ourselves. In this frank, open conversatio...

Click here for more information and to register: http://ow.ly/U7GF50JC3SV
If you are passionate about mental health and want to be 'part of the solution,' consider joining us on Wednesday, June 29 for a morning of brainstorming to problem solve around three urgent mental health issues that our community is facing – long waiting lists to see mental health providers; our mental health workforce shortage; and the mental health fallout of the pandemic – our “woeful” community. Click the link for all the details!

This guide from NAMI outlines what can contribute to a crisis, warning signs that a crisis is emerging, strategies to help de-escalate a crisis and what to expect from different types of treatment. Read or Download the full guide here: https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Publications-Reports/Guides/Navigating-a-Mental-Health-Crisis/Navigating-A-Mental-Health-Crisis?utm_source=website&utm_medium=cta&utm_campaign=crisisguide

is coming to an end, but let’s continue celebrating our Resource Rich Community by sharing our incredible resources with those we care about!

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West Grove Clinic, SC of Appleton is excited to add Basia Tota-Boryczka to its team of therapists!

Learn more: http://ow.ly/Yra750JmibE
Do you have a loved one affected by mental illness? NAMI Fox Valley can help! They offer Family-to-Family, an education course for family members, and also Family Support Groups.

For more information, call the Outagamie County Aging & Disability Resource Center at 920.832.5178