July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

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July is Minority Mental Health awareness month?

Mental health refers to our emotional and social well-being and impacts how we think, feel, and behave. It plays a role in connecting with others, making decisions, handling stress, and many other aspects of daily life. Everyone has mental health, and it deserves your attention just as much as your physical health does.

According to the CDC, Mental health issues are more common thank you think, here are some facts:

More than 1 in 5 US adults live with a mental illness.
Over 1 in 5 youth (ages 13-18) either currently or at some point during their life, have had a seriously debilitating mental illness.
About 1 in 25 U.S. adult's lives with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression.

Everyone benefits when people from racial and ethnic minority groups can thrive. We all have a role to play in promoting health equity.

Health equity is the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health. Achieving this requires ongoing societal efforts to:

Address historical and contemporary injustices.
Overcome economic, social, and other obstacles to health and health care.
Eliminate preventable health disparities.

For more information, visit: Office of Minority Health

We are here for you!

Our Services

1:1 Counseling Support
Referral Navigation Support for those that need more intensive, wrap-around services
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
Our team speaks English, Cape Verdean Creole, Portuguese & Spanish
Group Therapy allows patients to receive support from our behavioral health clinicians and other members of the group, helping them to feel less alone or isolated. To see group therapy available, click here

What is Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)?

A combination of counseling and medication management for Opioid Use Disorder (Suboxone) and Alcohol Use Disorder (Vivitrol)
Peer Recovery Coaching offered by a certified recovery specialist to provide insight into the recovery process and help to reduce the likelihood of relapse.

To learn more, contact Mayra at (401) 312-9891.

Community Resources/Reminders

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Additional SNAP Benefits

In addition to food, SNAP offers additional benefits for participants. These benefits can be utilized by any household participating in SNAP, even if the household receives the minimum benefit! To learn more, click here

Head Start, Pre-K applications open now for Fall - Birth to 5 years

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Empowerment Factory

Art in the Park is every Wednesday in June, July and August this summer. Space is limited, so don't wait! Visit their website to see a list of all dates or give them a call at 401-365-1010 to talk with one of their team members

Join Pawtucket/Central Falls HEZ

Residents of Pawtucket & Central Falls are encouraged to attend the monthly Health Equity Zone (HEZ) collaborative meeting every third Wednesday of the month
Email PCFHEZ@lisc.org for more information

Blackstone Valley Community Health Care celebrating 30 years of offering the highest quality, lowest cost health care. Thank you for trusting us with your care.

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