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SAMHSA’s Key Risk Factors for those with Mental Health Challenges Poverty with community isolation Tobacco Obesity Lack of health care and lack of job opportunities with health benefits 3
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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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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
