#BrainLove Free Mental Health Fair
Saturday, 05/16/2015 – 09:45 am – 03:00 pm
The NOMI Building
1125 NE 125 ST,
Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: Free
The month of May has been named the Mental Health Awareness month. As part of this initiative, Dr. Delvena Thomas, Director of DRT Behavioral Services is organizing a one day event called Free Mental Health Fair with other local businesses and organizations, in an effort to put all the pieces of holistic wellbeing together – mental, physical, and spiritual – and provide the community the tools they need to stay healthy and strong. The inspiration behind this initiative was brought about by the fact that Miami-Dade County has the greatest percentage of people with serious mental illness of any metropolitan community in the U.S.³
Attending community members will be able to enjoy the following free services: Boot camp @ 10am, blood pressure screenings, BMI and glucose readings, as well as free access to government mental health agencies and private practices of different specialties. Food trucks and refreshments will also be present for locals to enjoy.
Mental Health Awareness Facts:
• 9% of the population have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness³
• Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. (more common than homicide)²
• Depression and anxiety are among the most common medical problems worldwide²
• Mental illness affects 1 in 4 adults¹
Other Local Sponsors: New Horizons CMHC, South Florida Behavioral Health Network (SFBHN), Carter Wiggins and Assoc., Fit Factory of Broward, Florida Blue, Partners in Health, Mental Illness New Directions (M.I.N.D.), Alcoholics Anonymous Miami-Dade Intergroup, Narcotics Anonymous, Fresh Start Consumer Network of Florida, Local child and adolescent psychiatrists, Local psychologists and licensed clinical social workers
