Our Future:
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Struggles with mental health are as real and potentially as debilitating as struggles with physical health, yet the comfort level most people have discussing each of them tend to be vastly different.  Unfortunately, this can lead to delays in seeking effective treatment for mental health issues.  The Foundation seeks to engage our local community in normalizing the concept of tending to one’s mental health as much as one’s physical health.  Our slogan, “you good?”, offers a simple opening that we hope will initiate dialog between friends and loved ones that could lead to more timely intervention with a mental health professional when needed.  We recognize that when these services are needed, the pathways to finding professional help for mental health can be much more convoluted and not as immediately accessible as for physical ailments.  The Foundation will work with local businesses and schools as well as with religious and community groups to spread knowledge of crisis hotlines (988) and text lines (741741), with the hope that those numbers will become as well-known as 911.  We will also raise funds to set up a scholarship that will encourage more members of the community to enter the field of Licensed Clinical Social Work.  We aim for a future where help will be available for those who need it, when they need it.