NYAPRS Note: Just one week ago, NYAPRS and the Coalition for Behavioral Health launched a ‘Strive for Five’ campaign to encourage New Yorkers to use a variety of strategies, including phone, text, web, social media and other applications and Zoom technologies, to reach out and offer mental health support to at least 5 individuals on a daily basis over the next month, during these extremely challenging and stressful times.
Even in this short time, we are gaining supporters in New York, but also in Ohio and as far as Scotland.
The media are showing interest as well:last Friday, NYAPRS’ Ruth Colon-Wagner did a TV interview for NYC television station Univision’s Spanish-speaking audience. See the clip at https://www.univision.com/local/nueva-york-wxtv/lanzan-campana-para-cuidar-la-salud-mental-de-los-habitantes-de-nueva-york-por-la-crisis-del-coronavirus-video and look for more coverage this week.
Also, see the Campaign’s video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co2GuMaxbWE&feature=youtu.be and please email us at striveforfivechallenge@gmail.com to let us know you are taking the challenge and use the social media hashtag #NYStrive5. Thank you!
Very special thanks to Kristin Woodlock for the inspiration for this initiative that we hope will, over time, bring much needed comfort and connection to countless New Yorkers when it is needed the most.
