WISH- Wadadli Initiative for Self-Care and Healing launched its official website and social media pages on World Mental Health Day today.
WISH Founder Chaneil Imhoff remarked during the launch ceremony held at the Department of Environment Conference Room that the goal of the new local project is to provide a safe space and a Caribbean-centered platform for conversations on mental health and holistic wellness.
“For too long, we’ve treated mental health as a foreign concept, something that happens to ‘other people’ or in ‘other places’. We’ve hidden behind the facade of our beautiful beaches and vibrant culture, pretending that beneath the surface, there isn’t a rising tide of mental health challenges threatening to engulf us.”
Imhoff added that having mental health and its challenges addressed is an essential need that can no longer be overlooked in society.
“The truth is, mental health is not a luxury or an afterthought. It’s not something we can afford to ignore any longer. It’s as essential as the air we breathe, as vital as the water we drink.”
Minister with responsibility for Social Transformation Honorable Samantha Marshall congratulated WISH on its launch during her address to both online and special guests.
Marshall welcomed the recent move by the Government to purchase a new facility for mental health patients currently at the Clarevue Psychiatric Hospital but urged that more needs to be done to improve and enhance the local mental wellness landscape.
WISH would like to thank its partners, contributors and friends, Minister of Information Honorable Melford Nicholas, Minister with responsibility for Social Transformation Honorable Samantha Marshall, Gail Christian, Halo Foundation, Department of Environment, Ricardo Barriteau Drue Foundation, ABS, GIS, other media partners and all those who assisted in the development and implementation process of the initiative.
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All the best on this timely initiative
Imagine going there to start an endeavor to help victims of qualifying and vicious crimes to get the emotional support and funds/money they qualify for and is told by ABLP I will not help you. The help you asked for is for my license, that they said out of their mouth, “you are overqualified for”, to be decided in a reasonable time so that I can submit the evidence to the federal government for my approval.
Mental health is not important to the government, if it was, simply stating my endeavor had importance would have not been ignored.
Imagine an Antiguan coming to you for help that does not include money or duty free or job or position but simply for you to request government agencies to be more efficient and timely but that you can’t do.
Why is it not important to help victims get the money they qualify for and the emotional support/mental health assistance they vitally needed?
WTF we really wishing?
Look these ppl just looking notoriety !!
you just might end up needing help from this same WISH. Remember how Kendra Beazer used to mock Gaston Browne and say he crazy like he mooma? Consequently, you see what happened to Kendra?
https://antiguanewsroom.com/kendra-beazer-will-have-access-to-medical-staff-while-incarcerated/
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