On Monday May 6, 2024, we visited the studio at Bridge Street to shed light on Mental Health Awareness Month.
Click here to see the recording of the full segment.
(WSYR-TV) Iris St. Meran — May is mental health awareness month and right here in our community, there’s an organization helping people in crisis.
Contact Community Services offers a number of resources. Krysta Broeker, a Mental Health Educator and Nichole Hotchkiss, a Crisis Network Coordinator joined Bridge Street to tell us more.
Topics Covered:
- Bringing awareness this month
- Calling 988 when you or someone you know is in crisis
- Supporting mental health of students
- Crisis Connect and the 911 Diversion program
- How they support staff
You can call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 24 hours a day at 988. To learn more about Contact Community Services visit ContactSyracuse.org