This month's first SHDTC Updates newsletter focused on mental health with a feature by Dr. Ken Jaffe. A Board Certified Psychiatrist, Ken is also a member of the South Hadley Democratic town Committee.
SHDTC Friend Nina Nedrobø, an educator concerned with educational strategies that support children and adolescents affected by trauma, shared an essay about Western Sahara refugees for May's second edition of SHDTC Update.
In our latest edition, state Senator Jake Oliveira, who represents us in our new Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester District examines the landscape of care across the Commonwealth and what work still needs to be done to ensure everyone gets the help they need.
Mental Health Month newsletters and other resources:
- SHDTC Updates_National Mental Health Awareness Month_Issue 28-050123
- SHDTC Updates_Sahrawi Refugees-Nina Nedrebø_Issue 29-050823
- SHDTC Updates_Mental Health Policy in MA_Issue 30-051523
- MassDems have provided this list of state resources for help:
- Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) Directory
- Massachusetts Behavioral Health Line
- Maternal Mental Health Care
- 988 Lifeline