ESP - Emergency Support Providers

04/07/2024

Can’t believe this is me 🥳

WOW..... Born in the 60s
Never thought of it this way. 🤯

They call us "The Elders" We were born in the 60s
We grew up in the 70s.
We studied in the 80s.
We dated in the 80s-90s.
We got married (or not 😊) and discovered the world in the 80s-90s.
We ventured into the 80s-90s.
We stabilized in the 2000s.
We became wiser in 2010.
And we are firmly moving beyond 2020.

It seems like we live in seven different decades... TWO different centuries... TWO separate millennials...

We have gone from a rotary dial telephone with party lines and a long distance operator to video calls anywhere in the world.

We've gone from slides to YouTube, vinyl records to streaming music, handwritten letters to email and WhatsApp.

From live game radio, to black and white television, to color television and then to 3D HD television. To the video store and now it’s Netflix.

We met the first computers, punched cards, floppy disks and now we have gigabytes and megabytes on our smartphones.

We dodged infantile paralysis, meningitis, polio, tuberculosis, swine flu and now COVID-19.

We used to ride roller skates, tricycles, bicycles, mopeds, gasoline or diesel cars and now we drive hybrids or electric cars.

Yes, we've been through a lot, but what a life we've had!!!

They could describe us as "exemplars", people born in that world of the sixties who had an analog childhood and a digital adulthood. Our generation has literally lived and witnessed more than anyone else in all dimensions of life. It is our generation that has literally adapted to more change than any before or since. 😲

A big round of applause to all the members of a very adaptable, very unique generation!

The Best is Yet to Come! 🎉🙏❤️

11/23/2023

I am grateful for you!

This Thanksgiving I am grateful…
Grateful for being alive.
Grateful for having a purpose.
Grateful for intimate relationships.
Grateful that I love.
Grateful that I know what it means to forgive and be forgiven.
Happy Thanksgiving.

May the love of life move through you.
May your purpose be ignited.
May the fruits of your labor be plentiful.
May loving friends and family surround you.
May your truth guide you.
Thank you for supporting my work.
Thank you for your patronage.
Thank you for your love.

And if you want to get in a super grateful mood to have the confidence to take even more fearless steps in 2024...

Here's something I do every Thanksgiving Weekend:

What are you grateful for?
List 100 gratitudes.

The more specific, the better.

Was there something you didn’t think you could accomplish and did?
Did you stretch this year?
Were you available for more love, passion, and purpose?
What did you practice?

Wishing you a beautiful day today!
xo Heidi 😊🥰❤️‼️

10/13/2023

Governor Hochul updated New Yorkers on the latest efforts to provide treatment and support for people with serious mental illness.

10/11/2023

12/18/2022

988 is a new phone number that recently went live to help people get help in a mental health crisis. Similar to 911, this line is dedicated for anyone in need of mental health assistance of any kind. Its 988.

call 988
Just two. Any two.

06/08/2022

June 7th, 2022

These past few weeks, there have been a number of traumatic events, leaving us all to deal with emotions, grief, and pain. We wanted to inform everyone about a few additional supports available to help people deal with grief and emotional trauma resulting from the Buffalo tragedy and other recent traumatic events. Below are a few culturally relevant resources to help people navigate feelings and identify healthy ways to cope:

• MHEP-RISE Center (Mental Health Empowerment Project) is a direct resource for virtual groups as well as 24 hour peer support (1-800-643-7462).

• Recovery Options Made Easy (ROME) offers warmline support https://recoveryoptionsny.org/peer-support/. For more information call (716-532-5508). To access their warmline from 4PM -11PM call 844-749-3848.

• Mental Health Peer Connection (MHPC offers monthly online support groups and other peer-run supports. Please visit http://wnyil.org/Mental-Health-PEER-Connection for more information.
Additional trauma/crisis/grief resources for New Yorkers can be accessed here: https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/disaster_resources/emergency-mental-health-resources.html.

06/07/2022

43 states issued proclamations officially recognizing May as - 8 of which included evidence-based trainings like Mental Health First Aid in their proclamations.

We are proud to be included with those states advocating for mental health and to have worked with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing on Illinois’ proclamation!

06/05/2022

Let's work to get all states to make a proclamation!

Forty-two states issued proclamations officially recognizing the month of May as Mental Health Awareness Month, seven of which included the importance of evidence-based trainings like Mental Health First Aid USA in their proclamations. Congratulations to those states for advocating for mental health!

05/02/2022

New York State landmarks will be lit in blue on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 to help raise awareness of tardive dyskinesia (TD), a movement disorder characterized...

03/28/2022

COVID cases up almost 70% as new variant arrives in Monroe County
Mike StuckaUSA TODAY NETWORK
New coronavirus cases leaped in New York in the week ending Sunday, rising 25.7% as 19,377 cases were reported. The previous week had 15,412 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.

New York ranked seventh among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States increased 5% from the week before, with 219,630 cases reported. With 5.84% of the country's population, New York had 8.82% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, 16 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.

03/04/2022

It’s about TIME‼️

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/03/02/1084006754/heres-what-experts-say-biden-gets-right-in-his-new-mental-health-plan

Mental health advocates applaud the proposals, which they say offer much-needed federal leadership on a growing national crisis. But they worry about getting sustainable funding for the efforts.

02/06/2022

Please remember‼️

You can't pour from an empty cup ☕️ Be sure to try and prioritize self-care this week 💚

🎨: on Instagram.

01/05/2022

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Confidential • Anonymous • Free Confidential • Anonymous • Free Hey New York, We’re here for you… NY Project Hope helps New Yorkers understand their reactions and emotions during COVID-19. We have an emotional support helpline, educational materials, trusted referrals, and local

01/03/2022

IN NEW YORK STATE ONLY

New 988 emergency phone line

A bill signed into law Dec. 23 will establish a new 988 emergency phone line in New York state to be used alongside 911 as a su***de prevention and mental health crisis hotline system.

Users will be able to call or text 988 when experiencing a mental health or substance abuse crisis. Operators will work in tandem with 911 call centers to respond.

Federal guidelines already required 988 lines to be in place by July 16, 2022. The New York law will put in place extra training and reporting measures to help those in distress or feeling suicidal.

12/31/2021