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988 SUICIDE & CRISIS LINE | MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES | SOCIAL MEDIA & COVID MISINFORMATION | ABOUT THE VACCINE | COVID-19 IN FULTON COUNTY
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About help is here
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a far-reaching impact on our Fulton County communities. Even people who did not contract COVID-19, felt stressed, worried, anxious, and depressed. COVID-19 is still with us today. Cases are rising again, and we are just now beginning to understand the impact the pandemic had on mental, physical, financial, and social health in our communities.
That’s why the Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities has launched Help is Here, to address health literacy around COVID/Long COVID, at the intersection of mental and behavioral health (while including a focus on the fight against stigmas).
The campaign, funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Minority Health, includes community events, a Help Is Here Mental Health Mobile Unit, and the Help Is Here Community Engagement HUB where Fulton County residents can find stories from real people, information and resources for maintaining a healthy mind, body and spirit, how to spot mis/disinformation online, and how to request a visit from the Help Is Here Mental Health Mobile Unit in YOUR community, today!
Advancing Health Literacy Survey
The Fulton County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities has partnered with The Morehouse School of Medicine Prevention Research Center (MSM PRC) to conduct an Advancing Health Literacy Survey.
COVID-19 & MENTAL HEALTH
We know that the health of our bodies is linked to the health of our minds. When we care about our physical health, we do things like exercising, eating well and going to the doctor. Just like we take care of our bodies, we also need to take care of our mental health. But many of us find it hard to talk about our feelings. And we don’t always know when to get help or where to go. The information here is designed to help you learn more about mental health so you can take care of yourself and others.
Mental Health in Fulton County
A way to connect people who are in a crisis to a trained counselor who can address their immediate needs and help connect them to ongoing care.
Mental Health Research
There are still many harmful attitudes and misunderstandings around mental illness, which may make people ignore their mental health, fuel stigma, and make it harder to reach out for help.
stories of hope
Real Stories from Fulton County Residents
Angela – “How I Overcame
Substance Use”
Charles – “How I Overcame
My Addiction”
HELP IS HERE IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Fulton County Octoberfest Fall Festival
Mental Health Mobile Unit on the Move:
2023 Atlanta Pride Parade
County Manager Dick Anderson Q & A
on the New Mobile Mental Health Unit
Happening in Fulton:
New Mental Health Mobile Unit
How a Metro Atlanta County Will Fight
Against the Stigmas of Mental Health Treatments on the Go
Fulton County Offers New
Mental Health Mobile Unit
FULTON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH MOBILE UNIT
988 Suicide & Crisis line
Happening in Fulton County
How the Mobile Crisis Response Works
Reasons to Connect with the 988 Lifeline
- Thoughts of suicide
- Drinking too much
- Anxiety
- Sexual Orientation
- Drug use
- Feeling depressed
- Mental and phyisical illness
- Loneliness Trauma
- Relationships
- Economic worries, and more
mental health resources
Good Mental Health is a Gift We All Deserve – BHDD Depression
The Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) has developed a series of brief videos to help you navigate the holiday season. In moments of sadness or uncertainty, please remember that help is here
More Mental Health Resources
- Mental Health: Overcoming the Stigma of Mental Illness
- How do Stigma and Discrimination Affect People With Mental Health Problems?
- How do Stigma and Discrimination Affect People With Children With Mental Health Problems?
- Mental Health Support During the Pandemic is an Urgent Issue
- New Surgeon General Advisory on Loneliness and Isolation
Stigma & Discrimination
Stigma
Articles
Seminars
Stigma & Discrimination
Stigma & Discrimination | Mental Health Foundation
Racial/ethnic, gender, and sexual minorities often suffer from poor mental health outcomes due to multiple factors including: inaccessibility of high-quality mental health care, cultural stigma surrounding mental health care, discrimination, and lack of awareness on mental health.
www.gahope.org
Stigma
Stigma | Georgia
What is Stigma? A system of attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and structures held by a person or persons, that result in prejudice, discrimination, and stereotyping for individuals in a marginalized group Stigma marks an individual or a group
www.georgia.gov
Articles
Seminars
Factsheets & Downloadable Resources
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SociaL MEdia & COVID MISINFORMATION
In the News
- Link Between Autism and Vaccination Debunked
- As COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations Continue to Evolve, So Does Misinformation
- No, the FDA Did Not Ban COVID-19 Vaccines
- COVID-19 Vaccines Aren’t Strongly Linked to Menstrual Changes, Study Says
- Fact or Fiction: Addressing and Correcting Misinformation about COVID-19 Vaccine Risks
Ambassador/Health Worker Resources
So, you did your own COVID-19 research.
But, did you pop the filter bubble?
Conversations & Content that Combat Mis/Disinformation & Drive COVID Vaccine Confidence & Uptake Training
Truth Check on Media Literacy
GA CHWs & Social Media 101 – Storytelling For Healthy Change
about the vaccine
COVID-19 Playlist
14 Videos
covid-19 in fulton county
COVID in My Community
Learn more about resources to assist people and businesses affected by COVID-19 in our community.
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This site was created by The BLK+Cross on behalf of the Advancing Health Literacy Grant supported through an agreement with the Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities funded by the Office of Minority Health (OMH) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The content that appears here does not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by OMH/HHS or the U.S. Government.