I.
A. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline | SAMHSA This is the most important resource in this list of resources that can SAVE LIVES.
B. Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month: When and How to Support (healthline.com)
II.
John Huntsman funded these valuable resources.
A. https://youtu.be/Ca8Zv4RbCaM?si=4g4nMuzRpGk_-9d5
B. https://loveyourmindtoday.org/
C. https://www.mmm-online.com/home/channel/campaigns/the-ad-council-huntsman-mental-health-institute-roll-out-love-your-mind-effort/
D. https://uofuhealth.utah.edu/notes/2024/06/fathers-men-mental-health-love-your-mind
E. https://huntsmanmentalhealthfoundation.org/
III.
A. https://www.activeminds.org/programs/a-s-k/#:~:text=A.S.K.,%2C%20Keep%2Din%2DTouch!
B. https://texassuicideprevention.org/additional-training-courses/ask-about-suicide-ask/
IV. Michael Phelps personal experiences and efforts to assist every one who is experiencing emotional distress and struggling to reach out for help.
A. https://michaelphelpsfoundation.org/what-w e-do/open-up/
B. https://www.talkspace.com/michael#:~:text=Michael%20X%20Talkspace,-You%20don't&text=Therapy%20isn't%20just%20for,therapy%20helped%20save%20his%20life.
V. Religious Resources.
A. https://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/your-daily-prayer/a-prayer-for-comfort-when-your-heart-is-hurting.html
VI. Spiritual, Mindfulness and Meditation Resources.
A. ReadingsforMeditationandinspirationalprayers.
B. MassachusettsGeneralHospitalSpiritualCareSpiritualresourcesforHardTimes.
C. Sources of Solace and Strength, Insight, and Inspiration.
D. ClassicalMusiclistandresourcestorestorationofwellbeing
VII.
A. HealthPromotionEducationalMaterials. Detailed reports on healing and restoring wellbeing including illustrations of the underlying mechanisms and graphics.
B. TreatmentRecommendationsforRestoringWellbeing. This is helpful to formulate our personal recovery through the episodes of Depression.
VIII.
Persons who are Trans especially and LGBTQ1A+ youth are very high risk for Suicide and outright discrimination in these domains Housing, Vocational – employment and salary and Sports.
A. Mental health challenges of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people: An integrated literature review - PMC (nih.gov) Highly organized report
B. Why Does the LGBTQIA+ Community Suffer from Poor Mental Health at Higher Rates? | University of Utah Health Very useful link.
he following statistics from Mental Health America demonstrate the concerning mental health challenges facing the LGBTQIA+ community:
LGBTQIA+ teens are six times more likely to experience symptoms of depression than non-LGBTQIA+ identifying teens.
LGBTQIA+ youth are more than twice as likely to feel suicidal and more than four times as likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual youth.
48% of transgender adults report that they have considered suicide in the last year, compared to 4% of the overall U.S. population.
C. Mental Health Care Needs and Experiences Among LGBT+ People | KFF Also very informative and helpful.
D. LGBTQ Definitions, Terms & Concepts - The Annie E. Casey Foundation (aecf.org) Very succinct and informative.
E. Home | Youth Pride Association (ypapride.org). The key Message that I have and will continue to Whole Heartedly endorse and advocate for is this Incontrovertible FAC T: Trans Rights are HUMAN rights. End of story. Period.
Velandy Manohar, MD.,
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Distinguished Life Fellow- Am. Psychiatric Association [APA]
Founding and Past Steering Committee member of the Psychotherapy Caucus of the APA.
Founding member- Community Resilience collaborative of Mx. County, CT focused on enhancing management of Adverse Childhood Experiences
Member- Mx Coalition for Children. Focused on addressing critical access to timely MH services, Food and housing Insecurity.
Chair, Community Engagement and Outreach Standing Committee, Community Advisory Council of Office of Health Strategy
Chair- Community Engagement and Outreach Standing Committee of Community Advisory Council of Office of Health Strategy, CT. As Chair of the Committee worked with key stakeholders at the CT Office of Health Strategy (OHS) in co-sponsorship with the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity (CWCSEO worked to make this live successful presentation on Face book possible, Our Community, Our Voices: Enhancing Medical, Behavioral Health and Housing Services for LGBTQ Youth. Feb 10th 2021 via the CWCSEO Facebook page . The Facebook event can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/240486630960878/. Major Goals- Enhancing Medical Behavioral Health and Housing Services for LGBTQ Youth.
Best in Connecticut Magazine Doctors-2024, Excellence in Psychiatry
American Health Council Best In Medicine 2018