Tag: mental health

Barbers Across America Partner with CREMO for the Great American Road Trip, Offering Free Cuts, Shaves and Convos on the Importance of Men’s Mental Health Awareness

Stuart Mitchell

With a few days remaining on its cross-country campaign to promote men’s care and men’s mental health awareness, men’s grooming brand CREMO™ met in New York City with media and local barbers about the special cause driving the “Great American Road Trip” mobile tour. With only a few left, the coast-to-coast tour, which originated in Laguna Beach, Calif., will continue from Staten Island to Harlem, N.Y., onto Branford, Conn., and Boston, before ending on September 27, in Saugus, Mass., at George’s Barber Shop, the oldest operating barber shop in the…

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Young people turn to tech for support #NoNormal

Stuart Mitchell

Research carried out by The Mix, the UK’s leading digital support charity for young people, has found that 72% of 16-24-year olds think digital technology may be more of a force for good than bad when it comes to their mental health. 70% of 16-24-year-olds surveyed said that they actively sought support from online communities when they were feeling low or lonely, while only 13% said they had no digital friends, and did not access any kind of online community that could support their mental health. However, many young people…

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Entercom Announces Live Two-Hour Broadcast of “I’m Listening” Special for Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention to Air on All of Its Stations Nationwide

Stuart Mitchell

Entercom announced today a two-hour live commercial-free broadcast special to raise awareness around mental health and suicide prevention as part of its multi-platform “I’m Listening” campaign. The “I’m Listening” broadcast will air across all of the company’s stations nationwide on Sunday, September 9 at 7:00 a.m. in their respective time zone, and via their livestreams on Radio.com, to mark the start of National Suicide Prevention Week. The year-long campaign also includes suicide prevention PSAs, on-air promos and a dedicated website with information and resources to end the stigma around mental…

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Unprecedented Coalition of Mental Health Organizations Partner to Support Separated Families at the U.S. Border

Stuart Mitchell

Give an Hour – the lead organization for the Campaign to Change Direction, a national nonprofit providing pro-bono mental health services – announced today that they are partnering with the American Psychological Association (APA), California Psychological Association (CPA) and California Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT) to expand support for those affected by the humanitarian crisis continuing to develop at the U.S. border. Give an Hour currently consists of approximately 7,000 mental health professionals, providing free and confidential mental health care to those in need; to-date, they have donated…

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Free Mental Health Services Expanded for Refugee/Immigrant Support

Stuart Mitchell

Give an Hour – the lead organization for the Campaign to Change Direction and national nonprofit providing pro-bono mental health services – announced today that it is opening its network of providers to support those affected by the humanitarian crisis developing at the U.S. border. Give an Hour currently consists of approximately 7,000 mental health professionals, providing free and confidential mental health care to those in need; to-date, they have donated around 250,000 hours of free care, valued at more than $25 million. Since its founding in 2005, the organization…

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