Wellness is Wellness: Tony on his work in the mental health field, how community mental health centers serve the public, and what community means to him | 64

Even as we move toward the middle of the 2020s, the stigma around mental health still persists. There are people all over this world working to not only combat that stigma, but also to help those in need. Join us today as we speak with one of these heroes. Tony is the Executive Director of a community mental health center and works daily with not only his team, but also members of the communities to continue to remind everyone that “wellness is wellness”.

▪ Main website for Piatt County Mental Health Center: Piatt County Mental Health Center (piattmhc.org)

▪ Our Main Piatt County Mental Health FB: https://www.facebook.com/Piatt.County.Mental.Health.Center

▪ 2 Recovery Support FB Pages for work in DeWitt and Piatt County (Illinois)

▪ Piatt ROSC - https://www.facebook.com/PiattCountyROSC

▪ DeWitt ROSC - https://www.facebook.com/DeWittROSC/

• 988 Helpline: https://988lifeline.org/

• IL Helpline for SUD: Illinois Helpline (helplineil.org)

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