This commentary is by Brian Cina, a clinical social worker who has a full-time private outpatient therapy practice and works part-time as a crisis clinician. He is also a state legislator, elected from Burlington’s Old North End.

Food (In)security: Keeping food flowing provides connection to people and other helpful resources; offering more than we may ever know.

In order to lead a truly altruistic life, it’s important to take stock of your own mental health, as well as those around you. There are a ton of free resources and tactics you can use to check-in and improve your mental clarity.

Editor’s note: This is the second in a four-part series that is a collaboration produced by members of the Vermont Care Partners for National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, featuring stories by and about Vermonters with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as the work of Vermont’s Developmental Services network. This part is written by Lila Bennett, director of Marketing, Development and Community Relations at Northeast Kingdom Human Services.

This was written before the coronavirus pandemic.

On February 13th, an important all-day event at the State House in Montpelier brings together an integrated coalition of public health partners to raise awareness and generate support for a set of Recommendations put forth by the AHS Suicide Prevention Work Group to Governor Phil Scott for suicide prevention.