It’s a Beautiful Day for a It’s a Beautiful Day for a NeighborNeighbor

Won’t You be Mine?

a presentation by Gina Calhoun

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Gina’s StoryGina’s Story

H.O.P.EHow Other Possibilities

Emerge

gcalhoun@copelandcenter.com2

SAMHSA’s Key Risk Factors for SAMHSA’s Key Risk Factors for those with Mental Health those with Mental Health

ChallengesChallenges

• Poverty with community isolation• Tobacco• Obesity• Lack of health care and lack of

job opportunities with health benefits

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Poverty with Community Poverty with Community IsolationIsolation

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Community gardens as an Community gardens as an alternativealternative

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TobaccoTobacco• 75% of individuals with mental health challenges

are smokers• 22% of the general population are smokers• 200,000 people with mental health challenges die

from smoking related illness each year

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Fresh Air BreaksFresh Air Breaks

EVERYONE should go outside every two hours for 15 minutes

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ObesityObesity• Obesity and depression

can trigger and influence each other

• 51% of people with binge eating problems also had major depression

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WRAP PALSWRAP PALS

Peers who come together to Advocate, Listen, and Support each other with their Wellness Recovery Action Plan

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Lack of Quality Healthcare and Lack Lack of Quality Healthcare and Lack

of Employment Opportunities with of Employment Opportunities with

BenefitsBenefits

• 52% of Certified Peer Specialists have reduced Social Security benefits as a result of employment

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What do we want out of What do we want out of life?life?

• We want to matter• We want to make a

difference• We want to have

friends• We want to contribute

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It’s a Beautiful Day for a NeighborIt’s a Beautiful Day for a Neighbor

Won’t You be Mine?12