THIS MEAN FOR THIS BUILDING AND THE CITY? WINCHESTER? HELP ME HANK TONIGHT. WITH THE PANDEMIC
. THE FOCUS ON OUR MENTAL HEALTH
HAS BECOME EVEN MORE CRITICAL.
ONE IN FIVE ADULTS EXPERIENCED
MENTAL ILLNESS EVERY YEAR AND
SUICIDE IS THE SECOND LEADING
CAUSE OF DEATH FOR PEOPLE AGES
10 THROUGH 34. SO WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS
AND STOPPING THE STIGMA OF
GETTING HELP IS TRULY CRUCIAL.
EVROD CASSIMY SPOKE TO EXPERTS
AND PEOPLE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE
OF GETTING HELP. EVROD CASSIMY
JASON, AND THAT’S WHY YOU’RE
SEEING SO MANY SCHOOLS. YOU’RE
SEEING SO MANY BUSINESSES AND
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, PLACING AN
EMPHASIS ON MENTAL HEALTH AND I
GOT A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH
PEOPLE WHO HAVE GOTTEN HELP AND
THOSE THAT ARE STILL ON THE
FENCE. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT’S
NOT EASY TO BE VULNERABLE TO
COMPLETE STRANGER, BUT SOME
MIGHT SAY IT’S ACTUALLY THE
FIRST STEP TOWARDS HEALING.
CHANTELLE PHILLIPS CRIES WHEN
TALKING ABOUT HER LATE MOTHER.
SHE DIED FOUR YEARS AGO FROM
CANCER. BUT CHANTELLE IS STILL
PROCESSING THAT PAIN. NEVER
REALLY TALKED ABOUT IT LIKE THIS
IS REALLY THE FIRST TIME I
REALLY SAT DOWN AND TALKED ABOUT
IT EVER WAS HER BEST FRIEND.
LOSING HER LEFT A HUGE VOID. I
DIDN’T HAVE NOBODY TO TALK TO. I
FELT LIKE I WASN’T NOBODY. I
JUST FEEL LONELY. EVENTUALLY
THOSE FEELINGS WOULD OVERWHELM
HER, AND SHE REALIZED SHE NEEDED
HELP THERAPISTS MY FRESHMAN YEAR
OF COLLEGE. NICE THOUGHT, ONE
BECAUSE I WAS CRYING EVERY DAY.
I WAS JUST GOING THROUGH IT. HOW
ARE YOU DOING MENTALLY? I HAVE
IMPROVED. DEFINITELY I FEEL LIKE
WE’VE ALL GONE THROUGH OUR FAIR
SHARE OF DIFFICULTIES. HIS STORY
IS DIFFERENT. HE STRUGGLES WITH
FAMILY PRESSURE TO BE SUCCESSFUL
AS A FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE
STUDENT FOR HIM, SEEING A
THERAPIST IS NOT AS EASY. AT
FIRST, IT WAS JUST LIKE THE
GENERAL STIGMA WAS LIKE, OH, YOU
DON’T NEED TO SEE A THERAPIST
JUST WORKING 12 TO 4 14 HOUR
SHIFT. YOU’LL BE FINE GOING TO
WALK, EVEN OPENING UP TO A
STRANGER AND TRUSTING THEM TO
KEEP YOUR PERSONAL BUSINESS
PRIVATE WAS SCARY. MENTAL HEALTH
IS A PART OF OUR HUMANITY. DR.
BRANDY PRITCHETT. JOHNSON IS A
PSYCHOLOGIST AND OWNER OF THE
DIANE MORGEN GROUP IN SOUTHFIELD
. CLIENTS. FOR ALL DIFFERENT
REASONS, FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF
THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE
SIGNIFICANT LIFE CHANGE,
RELATIONAL CHANGE DIVORCE.
SEPARATION ABANDONMENT
INCARCERATION OF A PARENT. MY
PERSONAL FAVORITE, UM, THE
PURSUIT OF FULFILLMENT. WE KNOW
THAT A HUMAN BEING IS MUCH MORE
THAN THEIR PHYSICAL BODY OR
THEIR ACADEMIC INTERESTS. THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, THE MENTAL
HEALTH OF A PERSON IS PART OF
WHO THEY ARE. THANKS TO COVID
DOLLARS. EVERY SINGLE DPS CD
SCHOOL HAS ACCESS TO COUNSELORS
AND INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP THERAPY
. THAT’S 82 SCHOOLS AND NEARLY
50,000 STUDENTS AND THEIR
FAMILIES. IF THE CHILD’S ISSUES
STEM FROM A FAMILY ISSUE, OR IF
MAYBE THE FAMILY IS AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THE CHILD WORKING
THROUGH THEIR ISSUE, AND WE
DON’T ADDRESS THE FAMILY, THEN
WE REALLY CAN’T HELP THAT CHILD
GROW LIKE THEY SHOULD.
UNFORTUNATELY IF THE DISTRICT
DOESN’T FIND AT LEAST $5 MILLION
SOON, THE MONEY TO CONTINUE
THESE SERVICES WILL RUN OUT IN
JUNE OF NEXT YEAR. ONE WAY OR
ANOTHER. WE WILL HAVE TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT WE DO TO MOVE FORWARD
IN A BATTLE WITH THE PARENTS TO
HELP THEM TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND
THAT, YES, WE DO WANT TO FOCUS
ON THE ACADEMICS. HOWEVER, IF WE
HANDLE THIS PART AS WELL. WE GET
THIS BETTER EXPERIENCE. THE NEED
FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IS SO
GREAT AT THEIR SCHOOL AGE LEVEL.
MAYA COBB HAS HAD TO CHANGE HER
TUTORING COMPANIES FOCUS. SHE
WENT BACK TO SCHOOL AND IS NOW A
LICENSED THERAPIST WORKING ON
HER PHD TO HELP THE STUDENTS SHE
SEES BEYOND EDUCATION. FOR
STUDENTS LIKE CHANTELLE PHILLIPS
THERAPY HAS MADE A WORLD OF
DIFFERENCE. SHE STILL MISSES HER
MOTHER EVERY SINGLE DAY, BUT
THINGS ARE LOOKING UP AND DOES
WAY WILL GRADUATE COLLEGE NEXT
YEAR, OKAY? I MENTALLY YOU KNOW,
I’M OKAY LIKE I WAS. I’M STILL
GOING THROUGH IT. BUT SHE WILL
GET THROUGH IT. HERE’S THE THING
. THERAPY IS NOT A ONE TIME
SESSION FIX. SOME PEOPLE GO
THROUGH JUST A FEW SESSIONS.
OTHERS GO TO THERAPY FOR YEARS.
IT REALLY IS UP TO YOU NOW. AS
FOR JOE SWAY WHO YOU MET THERE
IN THE STORY, HE TOLD ME THAT HE
HAS GOTTEN OVER THE FEAR AND THE
STIGMA OF GOING TO A THERAPIST,
AND HE PLANS TO START SEEING ONE
VERY SOON. I’M GLAD YOU SAID
THAT, TOO, BECAUSE A LOT OF
PEOPLE LIKE YOU SAID EARLIER ARE
ON THE FENCE AND WHEN THEY
DECIDE TO GO THIS ROUTE
SOMETIMES THAT HELPS NOT RIGHT.
IT’S NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE
THERE’S SUCH A NEED FOR
THERAPISTS. YES, THERE IS A HUGE
NEED FOR THERAPIST. THERE IS A
BIG DEMAND FOR THERAPY, AND
ACTUALLY, THAT’S ONE OF THE BIG
PROBLEMS IN THIS INDUSTRY. SO
TOMORROW MORNING ON LOCAL 4 NEWS
AT SEVEN AM EXCLUSIVELY ON LOCAL
4. PLUS WE’RE GOING TO TALK WITH
A PSYCHOLOGIST DOCTORS THAT WE
SPOKE WITH HAVING A HARD TIME.
SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS. SO
DOCTOR BRANDY WHO YOU MET THERE
IN THAT STORY AS WELL. SHE’S
GOING TO TALK ABOUT OTHER
OPTIONS FOR THERAPY THAT YOU CAN
GET INVOLVED IN RIGHT NOW, AND
SHE HAS SOME GREAT SOLUTIONS
THAT WILL SHARE WITH YOU
TOMORROW MORNING. YOU DON’T WANT
PEOPLE TO GET DISCOURAGED
EXACTLY EXACTLY. GOOD STUFF OUT
THERE. YOUR WHOLE BODY HEALTH IS