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A
A
A
Atlantic
I'm
Vicki
Phillips
with
the
Mental
Health,
Association
and
I'm
here
today,
to
kind
of
open
the
program
up
and
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
we've
been
doing
yesterday.
I
looked
back
at
the
progression
of
how
we
got
here
and
I
was
thinking
that
in
2021
I
had
been
working
on
a
mental
health
committee
in
Atlantic
City
and
Laura
Rogers
from
Jewish
Family
Services
suggested
that
I
talked
to
Laurie
Smith
and
you
know
I
looked
up
yesterday.
It
was
November
11th
of
2021
that
we
actually
talked
and
said
hey.
A
Why
don't
we
see
what
we're
both
doing
and
see
if
we
could
merge
our
efforts
and
we
did-
and
we
spoke
about
talking
about
the
birth
of
stigma-free,
Atlantic
Coalition
and
that's
how
we
got
here
so
I'd
like
to
first
introduce
our
other
founding
members
of
our
collaborative
Kathy
quish
and
Brian
Wilson
you're
both
over
there.
You
want
to
just
put
your
hands
up
and
say
hello.
A
And
then
Laurie
Smith
is
over
here
and
myself,
so
people
across
New
Jersey
have
been
busy
establishing
stigma-free
communities,
but
what
are
they
really
and
how
can
you
become
part
of
this
movement?
It's
a
difficult
to
ignore
certain
ongoing
cultural
narratives
that
are
problematic
at
best
and
harmful.
At
worst,
they
isolate
and
divide
us
as
communities
and
as
individuals.
Our
stigma,
free
Atlantic
goal,
is
to
create
a
compassionate
and
inclusive
spaces
that
help
facilitate
a
more
positive
and
proactive
narrative
surrounding
stigma.
However,
living
stigma,
free
is
a
journey.
A
It
doesn't
happen
overnight,
becoming
a
designated
stigma-free
Community,
whether
you
are
here
today
representing
a
school,
an
organization,
a
business,
a
faith-based
group
or
a
Civic
organization,
it's
a
process.
So
what
does
this
process
look
like?
Well,
the
first
step
is
education
and
education
is
why
we're
starting
here
today,
it's
my
pleasure.
A
I
now
have
the
pleasure
of
welcoming
our
District
2
commissioner
Maureen
Kern.
Besides
working
with
our
mental
health
advisory
committee,
Maureen
holds
the
distinction
of
being
elected,
the
very
first
woman
to
hold
the
position
of
commissioner
Vice
chair
in
Atlanta
County
182
year.
History
Maureen
welcome.
A
B
B
Welcome
on
behalf
of
our
County
Executive,
Denny
Levinson
and
the
board
of
County
Commissioners,
and
thank
you
all
for
being
here
and
working
so
hard
for
the
sigma
free
County
as
Commissioners.
One
of
our
main
priorities
is
ensuring
that
Atlantic
County
residents
have
access
to
Services.
One
of
those
near
and
dear
to
my
heart
is
ensuring
that
we
are
helping
our
most
vulnerable
populations,
including
those
who
are
experiencing
mental
health
issues.
B
As
the
chair
of
the
Board
of
Commissioners,
we
passed
a
resolution
in
support
of
the
establishment
of
a
stigma-free
communities
throughout
Atlanta
County.
It
is
therefore
such
a
pleasure
to
be
here
to
support
this
year's
launch
and
to
have
the
opportunity
to
learn
more
from
all
of
you.
I
have
been
fortunate
to
be
the
commissioner
representative
on
the
Orange
County
Mental
Health
Advisory
Board.
Their
commitment
is
nothing
but
amazing,
through
their
knowledge
and
pure
kindness
and
caring
for
those
who
need
assistance.
B
B
As
part
of
the
board,
I
was
also
given
the
opportunity
to
be
part
of
a
course
called
mental
health.
First
aid
and
I
carry
this
I
I
actually
keep
one
at
my
desk
at
work
and
one
at
home,
because
it
was
very,
very
informative.
B
I
was
so
moved
and
taken
by
the
content
of
this
course
I
actually
took
it
twice.
The
reality
is
that
mental
health
problems
are
more
common
than
heart
disease,
lung
disease
and
Cancer.
All
combined
because
of
the
stigma
and
just
discrimination
associated
with
mental
health
is
neither
accurate
nor
fair
to
Divine
people
by
their
perceived
conditions.
B
Thank
you
for
being
committed
to
the
dialogue
continuing
to
build
and
promote
awareness
in
building
a
stigma-free
community,
as
we
all
look
to
engage
others
in
the
topic
and
to
create
a
stigma-free
county
dialogue
plays
an
important
role
and
being
ambassadors
of
dialogue
is
a
hat.
We
each
should
be
wearing
proudly
as
we
educate
the
residents
of
our
great
County
I.
B
Welcome
the
opportunity
this
morning
to
hear
about
what
things
we
are
doing
right
in
Atlanta
County
and
what
we
things
we
still
need
to
work
on,
as
it
impacts
our
ability
to
create
a
stigma-free
county
with
that
I.
Thank
you
all
in
this
room
for
all
you
do,
which
is
critical
for
our
society,
and
you
will
get
quite
a
bit
from
this
launch
today
from
what
I
understand.
So.
Thank
you
all.
C
B
A
Thank
you
Maureen
now,
I'm
going
to
introduce
our
senator,
who
was
we
were
lucky
that
Senator
Vincent
palestino
and
could
be
here
today.
So
if
you
want
to
come
up
and
say
a
few
words.
D
Thanks
Vicki
and
thanks
to
all
of
you,
tremendous
to
see
all
of
you
here,
I
assembly,
woman
Swift,
was
supposed
to
be
representing
our
team
today,
but
unfortunately,
she's
a
little
under
the
weather,
her
kids
are
a
little
under
the
weather,
so
I
said
I
would
come
out
because
it
was
important
for
one
of
us
to
be
here,
but
a
settlement,
Guardian
assembly,
woman,
Swift
and
I,
of
course,
are
working
very
very
hard
on
some
of
these
topics
such
a
critical
time
in
our
history.
D
As
we
deal
with
some
of
these
challenges,
especially
after
covet
the
pandemic,
the
challenges
that
we
Face
are
greater
than
ever
and
so
I
just
applaud.
All
of
you
for
putting
this
together
applaud
all
of
you
for
being
here
just
a
couple
of
the
things
we
are
doing
at
our
level
I'll
point
out:
Jamie
Costello
is
here
representing
Sheriff
Eric
Scheffler,
hi
Jamie.
D
You
saw
me
for
those
of
you
that
follow
politics
saw
us
work
very,
very
hard
on
getting
the
Atlantic
County
prosecutor
in
place
will
Reynolds,
who
is
a
Brigantine
guy
local
guy,
been
here.
His
entire
life
now
lives
in
Absecon,
but
it
was
very
important
to
get
the
Atlanta
County
prosecutor
in
place,
which
we
have
done
in
conjunction
with
Jamie
and
Eric
Scheffler,
the
Sheriff's
Office,
you
think
you
know
Atlanta
County
prosecuted
and
the
sheriff
they're
a
law
enforcement.
What
do
they
have
to
do
with
mental
health?
D
Well,
those
guys
are
committed
to
helping
people.
Yes,
there
are
some
times
where
people
need
to
deal
with
the
justice
system.
Unfortunately,
but
so
much
of
so
many
of
our
people
now
need
assistance
with
mental
health
with
addiction,
with
homelessness.
With
all
of
the
challenges
we
Face,
the
prosecutor,
the
sheriff
and
I
have
been
going
out
and
you're
going
to
see
hope
exists
really
ramp
up.
We
have
been
meeting
with
some
of
the
casino
owners.
Of
course,
this
is
a
struggle
in
Atlantic
City.
D
We
have
been
meeting
with
the
individual
operators
to
try
to
get
them
to
understand
how
important
it
is
to
help
provide
funding
for
some
of
these
issues,
which
they're
stepping
up
and
doing
I
can
report,
we
have
met
with
Borgata,
we
have
met
with
golden
nugget.
We
have
met
with
hard
rock
and
just
to
throw
out
there,
you
know
Jamie
and
I,
and
the
sheriff
and
the
prosecutor
sat
down
with
Joe
gengoli,
who
was
a
former
addict
recovering
for
37
years,
a
guy
who
really
really
cares
about
this
area.
We
sat
down
at
lunch.
D
We
talked
about
this
topic
that
you
guys
are
talking
about
here
today
and
Joe
gengoli
said
immediately.
I'll
commit
a
hundred
thousand
dollars.
That
is
the
kind
of
support
that
you
are
seeing
as
it
relates
to
these
issues
now
and
that
is
going
to
continue.
All
of
the
operators
are
stepping
up
and
really
taking
a
focus
of
this
and
I
also
mentioned
councilman
Dunstan
is
here,
of
course,
we
work
very
closely
with
the
city
of
Atlantic
City.
You
can
clap
for
counselor.
D
Working
very
closely
with
the
city
of
Atlantic
City
on
these
issues.
Of
course,
we
see
many
of
the
challenges
present
themselves
in
Atlantic
City,
because
you
have
the
24
seven
buildings
that
are
open
all
the
time
over
there,
the
homelessness,
the
panhandling,
the
issues
over
there,
we're
always
going
to
deal
with,
but
one
of
the
things
we
found
and
one
of
the
things
we
talk
about.
People
are
proud
and
people
don't
always
want
to
ask
for
help,
and
that
goes
back
to
the
stigma-free
issue.
We're
talking
about
today.
D
But
what
hope
exists
will
do
is
go
to
the
people
you're,
seeing
the
prosecutors
seeing
the
sheriff
you're,
seeing
them
go
to
the
people
who
need
assistance
to
try
to
get
them
the
help
they
need,
and
so
that
is
something
that
we
are
committed
to
and
we
are
going
to
continue
because
we're
going
to
go
to
the
people
and
the
sheriff
you
know
touches
them
for
those
of
you,
who've
ever
talked
to
sheriff.
Sheffler
has
a
passion
for
this
once
he
gets
somebody
touches
them
talks
to
them.
He
doesn't
let
him
go.
D
He
stays
on
it
and
he's
going
to
have
that
as
part
of
his
hope
exists
foundation
for
his
long
as
they
need
help.
Just
one
other
topic
that
we're
working
on.
Obviously,
you
know,
as
I
said.
Sometimes
people
need
help
from
the
need
the
justice
system,
but
many
people
don't,
and
so
we
are
working
very
hard
on
a
mental
health
court.
D
You
saw
some
of
the
things
going
on
Statewide,
but
a
mental
health
court
where
people
who
have
mental
health
challenges
can
go
to
a
mental
health
court
and
get
the
assistance
they
need
that
do
not
need
the
justice
system
we're
going
to
get
that
established
in
the
state
of
New
Jersey
so
that
we
can
get
people
the
help
they
need
without
having
to
involve
them
in
the
justice
system
and
so
we're
working
very
hard
on
legislation
here
for
that
you're,
seeing
some
other
things
Statewide
where
modeling
ours,
also
the
system
in
California
and
I.
D
Hopefully
we're
the
pilot
program
here
in
Atlantic
County,
and
hopefully
everyone
here
will
be
involved
in
that,
because
if
we
can
be
the
pilot
program
here
in
Atlantic
County
get
it
established,
get
it
going
again
we're
going
to
get
people
into
of
that
Mental
Health
Board,
hopefully
get
them
on
a
path
where
we
get
them
the
help
they
need
so
again,
I
want
to
applaud
all
of
you
for
doing
this.
Challenges
are
great
right
now.
D
As
you
know,
we
stand
here
ready,
willing
and
able
to
work
with
all
of
you
as
we
move
forward
and
try
to
get
people
the
assistance,
the
help
they
need
and
make
sure
that
there
are
no
barriers
from
from
stigmas
or
for
any
issues.
People
need
help.
We
want
to
give
it
to
them.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
having
me.
D
A
Thank
you
before
you
scoot
out
of
the
room
I'm
going
to
take
the
two
minutes
to
say
the
opportunities
that
are
are
happening
now
when
you
mentioned
the
prosecutor's
office
coming
on
board
the
sheriff's
office,
we're
so
happy
to
have
them
part
of
CIT
New,
Jersey,
ncit
Atlantic,
which
is
really
training,
law
enforcement
and
mental
health
workers
to
work
together
to
solve
some
of
the
neediest
problems
in
our
community.
So
absolutely
yes,
thank
you.
Okay,
so
moving
on
to
the
program.
A
Messed
up
our
papers
and
okay.
Today,
it's
my
pleasure
to
introduce
our
guest
speaker
Rebecca
Leon
Rebecca
is
the
executive
director
of
the
Mental
Health
Association
in
Passaic
County,
where
she
has
worked
for
over
two
decades
in
a
variety
of
roles,
shaping
the
creation
and
management
of
a
variety
of
innovative
community-based
support
and
advocacy
services
before
joining
mha
Rebecca
worked
both
in
partial
care
programs
and
then
programs
for
assertive
Community
treatment
or
PAC
teams.
A
She
has
been
featured
speaker
at
numerous
conferences,
expert
panels
and
workshops
across
the
state
and
and
other
states
as
well
she's,
as
served
as
a
moderator
on
a
five-year
research
Grant
which
studied
through
Temple
University.
She
assisted
in
the
study
of
community
inclusion
of
individuals
with
psychiatric
disabilities.
A
Over
the
past
13
years,
she's
worked
with
the
Passaic
County
Crisis
Intervention
task
force
where
she
has
provided
several
blocks
of
instruction
to
law
enforcement
and
mental
health
providers.
Rebecca
is
a
disaster
crisis
response
counselor.
We
almost
needed
you.
After
all,
this
rain
she's
a
disaster
response
team
leader
and
has
served
as
co-chair
of
the
Passaic
County
Professional
advisory
committee.
For
the
past
34
years,
Rebecca
has
followed
her
passion
and
been
fortunate
to
collaborate
with
other
colleagues
who
shared
in
her
vision
that
recovery
is
possible
and
opportunities
can
be
made
when
people
come
together.
A
E
E
We're
going
to
take
a
second-
and
this
is
something
I
learned
in
one
of
my
mental
health,
first
aid
training
and
it's
something
that
young
people
do
to
get
their
focus
in
so
I
want
you
to
really
focus
in
on
what
we're
doing
today.
So
we're
going
to
do
something
called
rainbow.
Breathing
anybody
ever
hear
that
okay,
so
there
aren't
too
many
Educators
in
the
room.
E
Okay,
everyone's
ready
good.
Is
that
loud
enough
for
you?
Is
it
loud
enough
for
them?
Okay,
all
right!
Thank
you
for
that.
Hopefully
we
got
our
fidgets
out.
Everybody
feel
free
to
get
up
and
get
coffee
while
I'm,
presenting
and
I
am
so
thrilled
to
be
here
and
to
see
what
is
happening
in
Atlantic,
County
I
know.
E
E
E
E
So
we
stigmatize
people
more
when
we
perceive
that
one,
they
contributed
to
their
condition
and
two
that
they're
failing
to
address
it.
If
you
think
that
is
somewhat
accurate,
can
you
just
raise
your
hand
that
sometimes
we
stigmatize,
because
we
think
people
contribute
to
their
condition?
Okay,
and
then
we
also
look
at
mental
illness,
which
is
not
a
character
defect.
There
are
many
reasons
why
people
develop
mental
illness.
E
E
E
Yet
we
know
that
only
half
of
all
Americans
with
a
serious
mental
illness
seek
treatment.
That's
50
percent
seed
treatment
and
I
would
say:
that's
pretty
generous
oftentimes
people
don't
seek
treatment
for
substance,
use
or
mental
health
conditions
until
there's
a
crisis,
although
failure
to
seek
treatment
can
be
attributed
to
a
variety
of
factors
such
as
lack
of
money
or
insurance
availability
of
providers.
E
B
E
F
E
E
E
Hurt
your
relationships
bless,
you
thank
you.
Yes,
I
was
gonna,
say,
I
know
in
the
military.
If
you
seek
treatment
for
mental
health
issues,
it
can
be
labeled
as
a
sign
of
weakness.
Yes,
so
not
only
are
you
fearful
about
coming
forward?
You're
also
fear
fearing
a
loss
of
services,
relationships,
privilege
and
access
and
ability
to
interact
with
others.
E
I
know
that
sometimes
we
look
differently
at
people
for
different
conditions
for
different
reasons.
They
come
through
the
door
and
we
address
that
so
that
we
can
work
with
somebody
because
remember
we're
human
too.
We
come
to
our
roles
with
all
our
personal
baggage
and
background,
and
just
because
you're
someone
who's
in
the
helping
profession
doesn't
mean
you
don't
have
those
it
means
you
need
to
face
them
head
on.
E
Somebody
said
fear
before
sometimes
Society
at
large
fear
is
what's
different
and
there's
also
an
avoidance
of
individuals
who
have
mental
health
conditions.
Substance
use
conditions,
co-occurring
conditions
such
as
homelessness,
they're,
different
they're,
other
they're,
not
me
behind
my
safe
four
walls
and
also
something
very
critical
are
the
messages
that
are
given
to
young
people.
E
E
Fortunately,
we
know
that
things
are
changing.
Regarding
awareness,
many
famous
individuals
have
disclosed
their
mental
health
struggles,
and
some
celebrities
have
used
their
status
to
educate
the
public
about
mental
health
and
addiction
and
I
love
that
I
look
around
the
room
and
I
keep
seeing
people
nodding
every
time,
I
strike
a
chord
for
what
relates
to
them
or
what
they
know.
E
If
I
were
on
your
side,
I'd
be
nodding
at
almost
every
comment
here.
I
know
that
individuals
have
just
who
have
disclosed
depression,
such
as
Robert
borsten,
he's
a
White
House
aide
who
disclosed
he
has
bipolar
disorder,
Mariah
Carey,
Charles,
Dickens,
Tipper
Gore
after
her
son's
car
accident,
see
not
all
mental
health
conditions
are
ongoing
and
debilitating
people
live
their
lives
every
day,
doing
well
with
periods
of
time
where
they
might
be
struggling,
but
they're
still
working
still
raising
families
still
contributing
to
their
communities.
E
Amy
Grant,
Abraham,
Lincoln,
Rosie,
O'donnell,
Oprah,
Winfrey,
Mike,
Wallace,
Tennessee,
Williams,
Elton,
John,
James,
Taylor
and
sadly
Robin
Williams,
who
completed
suicide
individuals
with
disclose
substance,
abuse,
AJ
McLean
from
the
back
seat,
boys,
okay,
any
Backstreet
fans
come
on.
Oh
yes,
there's
all
these
closet,
Backstreet
Boys
fans.
You
know
you're
in
your
car,
at
the
stoplight,
with
people
looking
in
and
I
just
look
at
them.
Don't
you
wish?
You
were
listening
to
this
too
Ben
Affleck.
F
E
Sorkin,
the
creator
of
West
Wing
Matthew
Perry
from
Friends
Robert,
Downey,
Jr
and
Martin
Sheen,
and
those
who
don't
understand
stigma,
mental
health
or
substance.
You
say
well.
Why
would
these
people
have
any
reason
to
be
depressed?
Any
reason
to
have
anxiety
which,
by
the
way,
are
the
top
two
mental
health
conditions
they
have
they're
famous.
E
E
E
She
made
it
her
personal
mission
to
gather
the
community
homes
bless
you
Gatherings
of
community
members
and
business
members
together
and
bring
a
public
awareness
initiative
to
Paramus
and
when
I
say
a
variety
of
members,
we're
talking
about
very
similar
to
the
people
who
are
in
this
room.
The
mayor,
the
councilman,
Advocates
family
members,
peers,
local
businesses,
schools,
health
providers,
the
list
of
who
you
could
bring
to
the
table
is
endless.
Why?
Because
we
know
that
mental
health
substance
use
and
stigma
affects
everyone
in
One,
Way
or
Another.
E
E
Don't
know
if
you
can
see
it
very
well.
This
is
my
brother
Terry.
This
is
when
he
was
in
Vietnam
and
he
had
two
tours
of
Duty
in
Vietnam.
E
E
E
He
even
ate
his
food
next
to
me
with
me
in
his
arms,
and
he
didn't
speak
to
anybody
that
whole
two
weeks
when
the
two
weeks
was
up.
He
flew
back
to
the
United
States
and
he
redeployed
in
a
different
role
in
the
military
and
when
he
returned,
he
never
talked
about
his
time
in
the
service
never
participated
in
veterans
events
never
shared
a
picture
of
his
time
in
the
service.
In
fact,
I
didn't
see
these
pictures
until
my
brother
passed
away.
E
E
He
was
always
very
loving
and
caring
to
us
and
he
had
four
younger
siblings.
He
lived
on
his
own
and
when
we
would
visit
he
would
always
have
Devil,
Dogs
and
pizza.
For
us
there
was
nothing
else
in
the
refrigerator,
but
he
always
had
that
for
us
I
guess
we
never
considered
him
an
alcoholic,
because
we
didn't
see
him
every
day.
E
E
E
Often
his
heavy
drinking
occurred
when
he
was
alone
at
home
or
on
evenings
and
weekends.
We.
What
we
never
recognized
was
that
he
lived
this
lifestyle
because
he
was
coping
with
symptoms
of
PTSD,
including
anxiety,
depression,
difficulty
forming
and
maintaining
close
relationships.
Sleep
difficulties
and
self-medicating
with
alcohol
and
I
include
cigarettes
in
this
too.
E
He
never
sought
formal
treatment,
but
rather
formed
relationships
with
others
in
similar
situations
living
a
particular
lifestyle
that
meant
hanging
out
with
groups
that
drank
a
lot
lived,
a
perceived
Carefree
single
lifestyle.
It's
great!
You
go
to
the
bar
every
night.
You
hang
out
with
your
friends.
You
have
a
good
time.
Well,
he
hit
rock
bottom.
During
the
time
he
was
a
member
of
The,
Yacht
Club.
E
E
pretty
awesome
right
a
few
years
later.
Sadly,
he
was
diagnosed
with
multiple
forms
of
cancer
and
what
a
difference
in
how
that
was
handled.
Remember
he
never
talked
about
his
service.
He
never
talked
about
his
depression.
He
never
shared
about
his
drinking,
but
when
he
developed
cancer
it
was
a
different
story.
E
The
big
s
word
that
we're
talking
about
here
today,
sometimes
stigma.
It
affects
people
and
their
communities
all
the
time.
It
can
lead
to
discrimination,
discrimination
which
can
be
obvious
and
direct,
such
as
somebody
making
a
negative
remark
or
on
the
other
hand
it
may
be
unintentional
or
subtle,
such
as
having
someone
avoid
you,
because
the
person
assumes
that
you
could
be
unstable,
violent
or
dangerous.
E
You
may
even
judge
yourself
if
you're
a
person
living
with
one
of
these
conditions.
It
seriously
affects
the
well-being
of
those
who
experience
it.
It
affects
them
while
they're
experiencing
the
problem,
while
they're
in
treatment,
while
they're
healing
and
even
when
the
issue
is
a
distant
memory,
meaning
hey
I've,
been
sober
for
10
years
now.
E
E
E
As
a
result
of
this,
people
sometimes
aren't
willing
to
seek
treatment,
and
that
is
something
that
that's
really
a
challenge
that
we
as
a
community
can
face
and
I
want
to
share
with
you.
Some
of
the
ways
that
you,
as
members
of
a
stigma,
free
zone
or
even
just
members
of
your
own
community,
can
do
things
very
straightforward.
To
help.
E
This
is
my
brother
walking
not
to,
but
for
away
from
his
second
Tour
of
Duty
all
limbs
all
legs
came
out
and
came
home.
E
So
one
of
the
ways
that
we
can
get
out
there
is
by
making
this
color,
which
you
see
all
over
the
room,
this
fluorescent
green,
don't
do
what
I
did
I
got
involved
with
the
Clifton
stigma.
Free
and
I
was
so
excited
about
it
and
I.
Had
my
t-shirt
on
and
I
had
my
things
in
the
back
and
I'm
driving
back
to
my
office
and
I
see
the
back
of
a
person
wearing
one
of
these
fluorescent
t-shirts
and
I
was
all
excited.
I
was
in
Clifton
and
I
said
yes,
another
Clifton
stigma-free
person.
E
E
So
while
we
will
appreciate
your
enthusiasm,
enthusiasm
after
this,
don't
do
what
I
did
it's
a
little
creepy,
but
it's
my
creepy.
So
one
way
you
can
get
the
word
out
is
by
hosting
an
information
table,
get
people
used
to
seeing
Atlantic,
County
or
whatever
town
or
city
you're
from
get
them
used
to
seeing
the
screen
and
get
them
asking
questions
about
it.
Thank
you.
E
E
Matter
of
fact,
we
might
have
snuck
some
puppies
in
here.
Oh
that's,
okay,
that's
fine!
So
this
happened
to
be
the
one
with
the
puppy.
The
dog
happened
to
be
in
Pompton,
Lakes
I
went
to
an
event:
400
people,
480
people
stopped
at
our
table.
While
there
were
parades
games
fundraisers.
Why?
Because
we
made
our
table
fun,
we
had
hats,
we
had
streamers,
we
had
information
and
we
didn't
Ram
the
idea
of
mental
health
or
mental
illness
down
people's
throat.
We
talked
about
wellness
and
well-being,
because
don't
we
all
want
that?
E
Okay,
okay,
the
other
and
it's
again,
Shameless
is
get
pictures
with
your
politicians.
This
is
our
lovely
mayor,
mayor,
Jimmy
anzaldi,
who
I've
known
since
I
was
about
five
years
old.
He
tried
to
run
from
us,
it
didn't
work
we
caught
up
and
we
got
pictures
and
we
carried
the
sign.
He
also
approved
big
street
signs
at
the
entrances
to
our
town.
E
We
also
Vicki
mentions
Crisis
Intervention
training,
Cit,
es
intervention,
training
which,
yes,
she
said,
is
a
40-hour
class
taught
to
First
Responders
law
enforcement,
Community
stakeholders
and
others
is
a
great
opportunity
to
get
the
stigma
free
word
out,
even
if
you
can't
get
there
to
make
a
presentation,
send
up
some
literature
about
person.
First,
language,
let
them
know
a
stigma.
E
Free
zone
exists,
invite
them
to
the
table
because
I
promise
you
your
First,
Responders
your
mental
health
workers,
your
substance
use
workers
need
these
Support
Services
themselves
and
in
their
own
field
it
is
very
stigmatized.
Okay,
law
enforcement,
they're
afraid
to
come
forward
and
say
they're
dealing
with
something
First
Responders
mental
health
workers.
Those
of
us
who
are
supposed
to
help
others
are
often
most
at
risk.
E
So
here
this
is
our
one
of
our
state,
one
of
our
CIT
classes
and
down
here.
This
is
a
mental
health.
First
aid
class.
We
combine
community
members
and
law
enforcement
to
train
in
Mental,
Health,
First
Aid
together,
not
so
much
the
class
is
great,
but
what
happens
on
coffee
break
Bagel
Time
lunch
time?
That's
where
the
real
work
begins,
because
that's
where
you
get
real.
E
E
The
puppies
on
the
left
here
is
a
little
friend
that
we
know
well
from
the
try
Tri-State
canine
response
team,
which
is
a
group
of
individuals
who
are
involved
with
mental
health
with
Wellness
who,
along
with
their
canine
Partners,
respond
to
crisis
events
across
the
United
States.
They
go
to
schools,
they
support
children,
they
support
community
members
and
they
volunteer
their
time
and
Janice
Campbell
who
coordinates
that
program
created
these.
Had
these
bandanas
created
Stamped
Out
stigma
with
a
paw
print?
F
E
Go
back
to
the
other
one
we,
they
came
up
to
Crisis
Intervention
team
training
to
let
the
officers
know
that
they
volunteer
their
time
and
will
come
and
provide
support.
If
there's
a
funeral,
a
death,
a
community
disaster
or
event
where
we
need
support
and
there's
the
Hawthorne
canine-
and
this
was
not
planned-
that
dog
I
think
that
might
be
Logan
immediately
went
to
him
and
I
swear.
He
did
not
have
treats
in
his
pocket.
E
E
Another
way
is
to
get
children
and
get
into
the
schools.
Don't
offer
curriculum
offer
a
lesson.
If
it's
a
curriculum,
it
has
to
go
through
all
the
different
channels.
If
it's
a
lesson
can
bring
it
to
the
superintendent,
you
can
bring
it
to
the
Board
of
Education
you're,
adding
something
all
schools
need
to
have
social
emotional
learning
goals
and
a
stigma
free
or
acceptance
or
Wellness
event
is
perfectly
within
that
realm.
E
So
we
go
into
the
school
and
we
offer
a
program
with
a
duck
puppet,
and
we
use
story
times
stories
that
children
are
familiar
with
to
give
children
some
feeling
words
for
when
they
have
these
big
feelings
that
they
don't
know
how
to
handle,
and
ultimately
we
want
them
to
identify
a
trusted
adult
that
they
can
go
to.
So
these
are
paper
bag.
Puppets
of
this
character
called
I,
see
hope
and
there's
one
kid
holding
the
icy
hope
puppet.
E
Who's
laughing
you
are
my
people.
Can
everybody
see
what
that
says?
Okay,
it's
a
picture
of
a
Chihuahua
with
a
really
jaunty
expression
on
his
face
and
as
you
go
forth
and
do
your
stigma
free
work,
it
says:
When,
someone
tells
you
not
to
stir
the
pot
Cube
jaunty
Chihuahua
expression,
but
you
know
you're
going
to
stir
the
pot
I.
Welcome
you
to
stir
the
pot
in
Atlantic
County,
go
forth
with
your
work
and
remember.
You
can
certainly
make
a
difference.
Show
up!
Wear
the
T-shirt
reach
out
to
your
local
groups.
E
Anybody
that
you
partnership,
but
that
you
partner
with
and
remember
you,
don't
have
to
do
all
the
heavy
lifting.
Often
there
are
organizations
such
as
the
Mental
Health
Association
in
Atlantic,
County
Shameless,
plug
that
are
already
doing
events
that
are
going
to
health
fairs,
Wellness
fairs
community
events
see
if
you
can
join
them.
E
If
you're
part
of
a
rotary
Knights
of
Columbus
a
house
of
worship,
maybe
you
can
post
something
on
the
bulletin
board
if
you're
a
legislator
or
a
community
leader,
invite
somebody
from
stigma
free
to
just
share
what
this
green
sign
that
they're
going
to
start.
Seeing
all
over
the
place
need
really
means
and
how
they
can
get
involved.
E
A
All
right
kind
of
funny,
it
is
Wayne,
though
you
have
to
so
next,
is
and
Lori
Smith,
who
is
with
Community.
Is
the
community
initiatives
coordinator
for
Atlantic
prevention,
resources
and
she's,
going
to
tell
us
all
about
the
great
giveaways
that
you're
going
to
leave
here
with
today
and
all
of
our
toolkits
that
have
been
done
so
Lori
foreign.
C
C
I
was
taking
off
a
kind
of
self-care
afternoon
in
a
walk
in
the
woods
when
we
had
our
first
conversation
on
the
phone
and
I
remember
walking
around
trying
to
get
signals.
Saying
Vicky
hang
on.
Let
me
find
you
know
a
place
in
the
woods.
I
can
talk
to
you,
so
I
mean
that's
what
began
this
great.
C
You
know
project
and
everything
we're
doing
today,
so
I'm
just
going
to
go
over
with
you
a
few
things
talking
about
as
you
leave
today,
some
of
the
materials
you'll
be
getting
and
some
are
up
around
the
room.
You'll
see
the
six
posters
on
the
easels.
We
do
have
copies
of
these
posters
for
you
that
we
encourage
you
to
take
back
to
your
offices
and
your
organizations.
We
have
yard
signs
that
are
around
through
the
windows
and
we
actually
have
these
Stakes
for
them
and
we
have
a
lot
more.
C
So
if
you
end
up
not
being
able
to
get,
you
know
as
many
as
you
like
today,
please
reach
out
and
let
us
know
we
also
have
stickers.
There
are
some
bags
of
information.
There
is
information
out
on
the
table
from
all
the
different
organizations
that
are
part
of.
C
I
will
just
mentioned
first
too,
because
a
lot
of
times
when
we
think
of
stigma-
and
we
know
we're
kind
of
defining
this
today
and
we
think
of
people
not
seeking
treatment
coming
from
the
prevention
side
of
substance
use,
it
is
people
not
even
seeking
information
and
I
can't
tell
you
how
many
times
and
those
of
you
who
are
here
with
schools
who
understand
this.
C
We
have
a
table
at
a
back
to
school
night
and
the
parents
come
by
and
they
kind
of
look
down
and
they
see
it's
drug
and
alcohol
information
they're
like
oh,
no,
that's,
okay,
they
don't
need
that
information,
and
it's
just
this
stigma
that
you
know
what.
If
I
take
this
information
or
if
I
show
up
to
a
drug
or
alcohol
event,
people
are
going
to
think
that
my
child
has
a
problem.
C
People
are
automatically
going
to
assume,
and
this
is
just
the
prevention
part
and
with
all
the
information
as
parents
that
we
seek
drug
and
alcohol
information
should
be
at
the
top
of
that
list
and
unfortunately,
it's
the
stigma
that
is
keeping
us
away
so
just
going
through
the
toolkits
today.
You'll
see
these
as
you
leave
and
I
want
to
just
go
through
what's
available
in
that
information.
We
took
this
toolkits
that
Bergen
County
had
begun
years
ago
and
then
multiple
Counties
have
them
now
and
we
actually
did
them
for.
C
Oh
thank
you,
I
did
not
realize
you
were
done.
Do
you
want
me
to
use
this
yep?
Okay
yeah,
because
it's
working,
so
we
actually
did
a
tool
kit
for
different
sectors
within
the
county.
So
we
have
a
municipality
toolkit
that
many
of
the
municipalities,
and
even
if
they're,
not
here
today,
we
will
get
to
them.
C
We
have
one
for
business
and
Civic
organizations,
one
specifically
for
faith-based
organizations,
one
for
schools
and
then
also
one
specifically
for
colleges
and
universities
and
I
have
to
give
a
shout
out
today
to
Laurie
Dunn
and
the
peer
education
classes
from
Stockton.
Here
today,
the
drug
and
alcohol
care
educator.
C
Coming
today-
and
you
know,
take
it
off-
we
didn't
kind
of
push
the
free
breakfast,
but
this
was
their
class
time
coming
out
today.
So
we
appreciate
your
presence
and
for
all
of
you
to
be
here
so
the
next
part
of
each
toolkit
and
a
lot
of
the
toolkits
have
similar
information
and
then
just
some
was
edited,
and
then
there
are
some
additions
for
the
different
sectors.
The
county
executive
did
Denny.
Levinson
did
do
a
letter
that
is
also
in
there.
C
The
purpose,
which
is
that
this
is
a
community
guide,
It's
a
user-friendly
guide
on
how
to
set
up
a
campaign,
whether
it's
within
your
business,
within
your
town
within
your
school
and
the
key
components
of
that
campaign.
We
also
talk
about
the
prevalence
and
we
have
two
pages
in
each
toolkit,
listed
with
substance,
use,
disorder
and
stigma,
and
also
mental
health
disorder
facts,
and
it's
funny
when
Rebecca
was
asking
the
number
it's
not.
C
The
math
is
my
worst
subject,
so
it's
not
that
I
was
a
math
genius,
but
I
actually
had
just
on
the
calculator
done.
The
math
because
saying
that
one
in
five
adults
have
a
diagnosable
mental
health
disorder
in
this
room
today,
I'm
going
to
ask
very
quickly
and
I'm
already
standing
so
I
can
I
get
22
people
to
stand
just
start
standing
at
one,
two:
three:
four:
five:
six:
seven:
eight
nine
10
11
12,
13,
14,
15,
16,
17,
18,
5,
more
19,
20.,
21
22..
What
substance
use
two?
C
No
we're
gonna
do
that
twenty
three
one
more
look
around
this
room,
that
is
23
people
in
this
room.
That
is
the
one
in
five
all
right
so
now
just
hold
on
still
stand.
I
need
seven
of
you
to
sit
down,
seven
of
you
to
sit
down
one
two,
three,
four:
five,
six
seven!
This
is
the
amount
for
substance
use
in
this
group,
so
you
may
all
sit
down.
I
appreciate
that.
But
you
know
when
you're
doing
this
work,
it's
good
to
have
that.
C
You
know
visual,
because
a
lot
of
people
think
not
my
family.
Oh
I
do
know
someone
maybe,
but
when
they
start
to
see
that
how
prevalent
this
is
in
our
community
and
in
our
organizations,
how
can
we
not
help?
How
could
we
not
want
to
make
sure
that
person
is
getting
the
care
and
the
treatment
that
they
need?
So
the
next
part
of
the
toolkits
actually
does
talk
about
the
initiative
and
that
we
want
everyone
involved
and
who
to
recruit
within
your
organizations
and
your
schools
to
do
this
work.
C
C
And
then
also
it
goes
into
different
education
that
you
could
have
and
a
lot
of
these
programs
and
services
are
free,
so
talking
first,
the
stigma
free
collaborative
this
group
and
I
know
there
are
others
that
we
were
talking
with
earlier
in
2021
And,
discussing
who
offer
programs
about
stigma
and
they
will
come
out
and
do
a
presentation
for
you.
We
have
the
adult
youth
and
Mental
Health
First
Aid
training
that
is
offered
within
our
County.
The
QPR
training,
which
is
question
persuade
refer
those
trainings
are
offered
here
in
our
County.
C
We
also
have
mental
health
first
aid
training,
specifically
for
veterans
being
done.
So
if
you
have
a
group
of
veterans,
there
is
training
for
them.
First,
responder,
training
and
I
know
there
is
one
coming
up:
October
17th
our
Coalition
was
invited
and
I'm
sure
we
could
get
you
an
invite.
If
you
would
like
to
attend
that
training
going
on
up
at
Stockton
and
then
also
substance,
use
disorder,
presentations,
Atlantic
prevention,
resources
at
our
Community
Coalition
jtac
can
certainly
come
out
and
do
community
presentations
for
you.
C
The
toolkit
then
goes
into
action
steps
just
ideas:
it's
not
a
Tello!
Everybody
has
to
do
this,
but
it's
just
ideas
for
you
and
your
organization.
We
want
you
to
First
identify
an
ambassador
somebody
in
your
community
or
your
organization,
who
is
very
passionate
about
the
work
they
do.
It
doesn't
have
to
be
somebody
with
a
mental
health
or
substance
use
disorder.
Maybe
they
have
a
family
member.
Maybe
they
just
know
of
the
problem
and
want
to
do
the
work.
Then
we
also
want
you
to
form
a
collaborative
get.
C
A
group
together
then
move
on
from
there
one
person,
plus
five
plus
ten
plus
20..
Okay,
do
the
work,
get
the
group
together
and
then
there's
an
action
plan,
and
we
would
ask
everybody
to
sign.
There
is
a
pledge
in
the
booklets,
so
we
want
to
get
these
pledge
assigned
know
that
the
community
is
doing
the
work
and
then
submit
the
information
to
the
collaborative.
C
We
encourage
you
to
hold
Town
Hall
meetings,
public
forums,
recovery,
walks,
mental
health
disorder
walks.
Add
information
to
your
website
how
easy
and
cheap
and
free
it
is,
when
you
already
have
a
website
to
post
that
stigma-free
information
on
your
website
and
even
just
the
wonderful
colored
green
logo.
Okay,
mentioning
that
you're
stigma
free
then
next
up
just
talking
about
talking
points
a
lot
of
times
we
hear
from
people.
What
do
I
say:
I,
don't
know
what
to
tell
people
well
there.
C
We
did
that,
for
you,
there's
a
list
of
talking
points
in
those
guides
on
what
to
discuss
when
you
go
and
have
a
meeting
or
you're
in
front
of
the
press
and
then
also
language
matters,
as
Rebecca
mentioned
in
hers.
You
know
several
times,
language
does
matter
and
there's
several
pages
in
The
toolkits
regarding
language
and
what
is
the
correct
language
to
use.
C
So
again,
just
some
actions.
There
is
the
pledge
in
there
there
are
the
promotional
materials
there's
a
list
where
we
may
have
some.
We
have
a
lot
of
the
yard
signs.
We
have
posters
in
the
future.
We
will
order
more
so
definitely
reach
out
to
us
or
go
and
get
you
know
your
own
towns
information
and
get
your
town.
Your
municipality,
put
up
on
those
yard
signs,
there's
also
information
regarding
sample
press
materials,
there's
a
sample
PSA,
there's
sample
messaging
for
faith-based
organizations
and
then
there's
also
I
know
specifically
in
the
school
tool
kit.
C
There
are
additional
activities
listed,
which
are
just
regarding
different
activities
that
the
schools
can
do.
You
know
within
their
districts
and
how
to
get
even
Elementary
and
younger
students
involved.
All
of
the
tool
kits
are
online
and
oh
sorry
about
that,
the
picture
is
covering
it,
but
you'll
see
you'll
have
information.
Today,
it's
on
the
Atlanta
County
website.
Thank
you
to
Kathy
Quest.
They
were
all
uploaded
to
the
website
yesterday.
So
all
the
toolkits
can
be
found
there.
C
And
last
but
not
least,
you
know
talking
about
this
and
one
thing
I
found
Michelle
Obama
had
said:
we
should
make
it
clear
that
getting
help
isn't
a
sign
of
weakness.
It
is
a
sign
of
strength
and,
as
you
know,
Rebecca
mentioned
today,
if
it's
a
person
with
cancer,
we
all
rally
around
that
person.
So
we
need
to
now
rally
around
the
people
who
have
a
substance,
use
disorder
or
have
a
mental
health
disorder
and
help
them
get
the
treatment
that
they
need
and
again
Helen
Keller
now
said
alone.
C
A
Okay,
so
I
think
we've
kept
you
on
time
and
doing
well
on
the
time
here.
Yes,
all
right,
so
on
your
tables,
there
are
QR
codes
for
all
you,
young,
technological
people
and
there's
an
old-fashioned
evaluation.
If
you
want
to
fill
it
out,
we
really
really
appreciate
some
feedback.
As
Laurie
said,
we
are
a
collaborative
that
are
looking
to
for
more
people
to
join
this.
We
just
started
the
founding
work
of
this.
We
need
more
people
to
make
this
happen
in
our
County.
A
So
if
you're
in
this
room,
we
figure
you're
going
to
be
part
of
this
and
help
us
grow
this
across
the
county.
I
want
to
thank
everybody
for
attending
today
and
on
your
way
out
we're
going
to
have
lots
of
materials
for
you
to
take
with
you,
and
we
also
have
the
toolkits
on
some
thumb
drive.
So
those
of
you
that
want
to
take
it
back,
you
can
have
a
thumb
drive
to
take
the
whole
kit
back.
So
thank
you
for
coming.