Congressman Panetta Talks Mental Health With Christine Duncan
YWCA’s across the country provide critical necessities to women in crisis by providing emergency shelter, childcare, therapy, legal services along with many other life saving services. The YWCA is a non profit that relies on donations. When the Covid-19 outbreak occurred followed by the Stay at Home order, the shadow pandemic of Domestic Violence creeped in. Domestic Violence soared globally and Women began to turn to the YWCA in record numbers. Women and children are suffering through the Covid-19 pandemic and need help but the YWCA Silicon Valley being dependent on donations began to turn women away due to lack of resources. As YWCA’s began reaching out to donors for extra support, the Sheryl Sandberg and Dave Goldberg Family Foundation stepped up and made a massive donation, $500,000 to her local YWCA, Silicon Valley with the remaining $1 million to YWCA USA.
Congressman Panetta talks Mental Health during his newly announced webinar series
During the month of May, National Mental Health Awareness Month, Congressman Panetta discusses providing federal and local mental health resources to community members.
SALINAS, CA While COVID-19 continues to take a toll on our physical health, the pandemic can also affect the mental health of those in our communities. We must be aware of the symptoms and signs of people who are affected by this pandemic physically and mentally in order to provide them with the necessary and available resources,” said Congressman Panetta. “During the month of May, I will host local mental health professionals and community leaders for live webinars to shine light on potential mental health issues and raise awareness about the resources that are out there for us to use during this demanding time.”
Congressman Panetta’s first interview will take place on May 1, 2020, at 11:30amPDT with Christine Duncan of Monterey County YWCA to discuss domestic violence resources. Additional webinars will be announced on the Congressman’s Twitter and Facebook pages.
National Mental Health Awareness Month
Since 1949, the month of May has been observed as National Mental Health Awareness Month, a time when advocates and activists across the country draw attention to mental health in America. Today, more people die from suicide in the United States than from traffic accidents or homicides, and 22 veterans are lost to suicide daily. Mental Health Awareness Month is a time to work together to break through that stigma, express compassion for those who struggle with mental health issues, and elevate the proven culturally and linguistically appropriate services that can help change their lives for the better.
