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Local NAMI and Aspire Hope report school outreach and awareness activities
Summary
NAMI gave a presentation at BOCES to connect educators with mental health and suicide resources; Aspire Hope reported May outreach and a new family engagement specialist hire.
Alisa Tobia, a community member affiliated with NAMI, said the local NAMI division presented at BOCES to connect educational professionals with mental-health and suicide concerns and is exploring wrapping school buses with mental-health and suicide-awareness ads. Tobia emphasized that NAMI is peer-run and provides free support groups and referrals.
Wendy Padgett of Aspire Hope NY said that during May (Mental Health Awareness Month) the organization staffed tables at schools and distributed flyers and mental-health awareness bags, and that Aspire Hope has hired a family engagement specialist.
