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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a national movement established in 1949 to raise awareness about mental health. For 2023’s Mental Health Awareness Month, Vibrant is celebrating #WhereIFindMyself. The #WhereIFindMyself campaign explores how our physical surroundings impact both individual and population mental health. Our physical environment plays a crucial role in shaping our mental health… View Article
Published on - May 1, 2023 8:12 pm
Published by - Comms Team
Media Contact: Divendra Jaffar, [email protected] NEW YORK, NY – April 27, 2023 – Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant), one of the nation’s leading mental health organizations and the nonprofit administrator of the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, announced today that it has received a $225,000 grant from The New York Community Trust for a two-year… View Article
Published on - April 27, 2023 5:29 pm
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Media Contact: Alexis Cohen [email protected] Chicago, IL – April 26, 2023 – In honor of Mental Health & Awareness Month, Michelin-starred Galit will host the fourth annual ‘Pausing For The Cause’ collaboration dinner with the award-winning Daisies to benefit Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant) on Monday, May 22. Chef Zach Engel and Pastry Chef Mary Eder-McClure… View Article
Published on - April 26, 2023 5:39 pm
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Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant) is set to host its third annual Disaster Behavioral Health Symposium. The 2023 symposium will meet in person to highlight the importance of collaboration, teamwork, and connection between community partners to support people recovering from and responding to emergencies and other crises. This three-day event will take place from May 24-26… View Article
Published on - April 14, 2023 1:19 pm
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NEW YORK, NY – April 10, 2023 – Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant), the nonprofit administrator of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, and other crucial mental health services and programs will celebrate The Power of Community and Connection in Disaster Behavioral Health Response at its Annual Symposium in Washington, D.C. at American University, May 24-26,… View Article
Published on - April 10, 2023 5:51 pm
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Media Contact: Hannah Collins, [email protected] NEW YORK, NY – March 9, 2023 – The Biden Administration today released its FY2024 budget proposal, which requests over $830 million in total federal funding for the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and Behavioral Health Services program for the 2024 fiscal year. The proposed budget includes funding that supports Vibrant… View Article
Published on - March 9, 2023 8:20 pm
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Vibrant Emotional Health is excited to announce that, starting Monday, March 6, 2023, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline LGBTQ+ pilot line is now available 24/7 by texting 988 and by chat at https://988lifeline.org/chat/) in addition to the “press 3” option available by phone 24/7. Prior to this, chat and text were only available from… View Article
Published on - March 8, 2023 8:37 pm
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Media Contact: Hannah Collins, [email protected] NEW YORK, NY – February 7, 2023 – Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant), the nonprofit administrator of the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988 Lifeline), today announced Lesleigh “LIU” Irish-Underwood as its first-ever Chief External Affairs Officer (CXO) & Head of Brand, reporting to President & CEO, Kimberly Williams. In… View Article
Published on - February 7, 2023 5:53 pm
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Following the release this weekend of the video footage of the horrific and tragic killing of Tyre Nichols by the Memphis Police Department in Tennessee, Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant) acknowledges the compounding trauma of seeing and hearing police murders of Black people unfold over and over. The appalling and senseless incident on January 7, 2023… View Article
Published on - January 30, 2023 10:33 pm
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Media Contact: Hannah Collins, [email protected] NEW YORK, NY – January 17, 2023 – Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant), the nonprofit administrator of the National 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988 Lifeline), announced the appointment of Dr. Tia Dole as Chief 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Officer, reporting to Kimberly Williams, President & CEO. Dr. Dole, a… View Article
Published on - January 17, 2023 6:10 pm
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