Empowering Communities through Inclusion and Mental Health Anti-Stigma Efforts

• By: Melissa Clark United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region (UWDOR)
• April 24th, 2024
• community, equity, food insecurity, mental health, mental health stigma, Spring 2024 Issue, stigma, stigma reduction
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Thank you so much for including me in this project. Thank you to the NYS Office of Mental Health for their support. We are thrilled to present the work we accomplished as part of the Stigma Reduction Project. My name is Melissa Clark, VP of Community Impact at United Way of the...

Shame and Hunger: Breaking the Stigma Through Lived Experiences

• By: Corissa Raymond, MPH Alexandra Rouzier U.S. Hunger
• April 18th, 2023
• food, food assistance, food insecurity, hunger, low-income families, mental health, Spring 2023 Issue, stigma
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In the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that 33.8 million Americans are food insecure. These individuals do not have access to enough food to meet the needs of their household; thus, they must employ various coping strategies to stretch the food they can acquire. Yet,...

Consumer Perspectives: Food Security is a Social Justice Issue

• By: Anna Francisco Glen Jackie Sherese Steve Wiley Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• April 18th, 2023
• cultural needs, equitable food system, food access, food insecurity, food justice, food pantries, food scarcity, homelessness, inflation, job training, mental illness, nutrition, physical illness, SNAP, social justice, Spring 2023 Issue, supportive housing, unemployment
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This article is part of a quarterly series giving voice to the perspectives of individuals with lived experiences as they share their opinions on a particular topic. The authors are served by Services for the UnderServed (S:US), a New York City-based nonprofit that is committed to giving every New...