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Media Contact: Divendra Jaffar, [email protected] NEW YORK, NY –March 18, 2024 – Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant), the administrator of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, is pleased to announce the addition of two distinguished leaders to its team: Lula Haile, MSW, LCSW, as Vice President of 988 Operations and Network Engagement, and Adam Callahan as… View Article
Published on - March 18, 2024 5:36 pm
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Media Contact: Divendra Jaffar, [email protected] Supporting the mental health of New York City educators is crucial if they are to be at their best to meet the needs of more than 900,000 public school students every day NEW YORK, NY – March 12, 2024—Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant), one of the nation’s leading mental health organizations,… View Article
Published on - March 12, 2024 2:17 pm
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Media Contact: Divendra Jaffar, [email protected] NEW YORK, NY – March 6, 2024 – Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant), the administrator of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988 Lifeline), applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for taking a significant step in safeguarding the nation’s mental health infrastructure by passing H.R. 498, known as the “9-8-8 Lifeline… View Article
Published on - March 7, 2024 4:24 pm
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Media Contact: Divendra Jaffar, [email protected] NEW YORK, NY – March 5, 2024 – Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant), one of the nation’s leading mental health organizations, is proud to announce that its Crisis Emotional Care Team (CECT) has secured a $225,000 grant from the Elevance Health Foundation. This generous grant recognizes CECT’s tireless efforts in expanding… View Article
Published on - March 5, 2024 4:50 pm
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Media Contact: Divendra Jaffar, [email protected] From left to right: Florida Starks, Board Member at Vibrant; Jennifer Ashley, Chair of the Board of Directors at Vibrant; Michael Butler, Lieutenant at NYPD; Kimberly Williams, President and CEO of Vibrant; Grant Brenner, Board Member at Vibrant; Stetson Stanger, ASL Interpreter; Carleton Archer, Vice President of Operations at Vibrant…. View Article
Published on - February 9, 2024 5:34 pm
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Media Contact: Divendra Jaffar, [email protected] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Grant will fund a new program focused on providing peer-led support to families, parents, and caregivers raising LGBTQI+ community youth NEW YORK, NY – November 27, 2023 – Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant), one of the nation’s leading mental health organizations and the nonprofit administrator… View Article
Published on - November 27, 2023 6:01 pm
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“Everyone’s reaching out to us like, How did this happen? How did you do this? What is the secret ingredient? This is the ingredient: if you are serving a community, hire them, consult with them first, and make sure they are there. That is it.” —Rochelle Williams, Tribal Operations Manager for VOAWW The seemingly simple… View Article
Published on - November 13, 2023 9:04 pm
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We asked our Vibrant Military and Veteran Programs Team to share thoughts for the upcoming Veterans Day holiday, specifically about working with and for the Service Member, Veteran, and Family (SMVF) population. Here are their responses: Contributed by Dr. Kate Metro, Program Director; Gretchen Domek, Program Manager; Ryan Seymour, Program Manager: Standards, Training, and Practice;… View Article
Published on - November 6, 2023 7:31 pm
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BY JEANNETTE CRUZ, INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER We asked Dra. Monserrate Allende Santos, Director of Puerto Rico’s Línea PAS, (Puerto Rico’s 988 system), to tell us more about the crisis line. Here’s what she had to say. Tell us how long you’ve been working in mental health: I’ve been in the mental health field since 1989,… View Article
Published on - October 17, 2023 3:33 pm
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Media Contact: Divendra Jaffar, [email protected] NEW YORK, NY – October 9, 2023 – In partnership with seven of the nation’s leading open-air shopping center owners, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988 Lifeline) and Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant), the administrator of the 988 Lifeline, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), today… View Article
Published on - October 9, 2023 3:15 pm
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