October 7, 2025
A Hub of Hope in Staten Island
With a new school year in full swing, many families across New York City are experiencing a time of transition. Whether it’s the first day of kindergarten, a return to middle or high school, or simply the shift from summer vacation, this season can bring a mix of excitement, anxiety, and uncertainty. For those already… View Article
September 8, 2025
988 Day: A Day of Action and Awareness
Today is the second annual 988 Day, a day of action to raise awareness and excitement about the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988 Lifeline/988) through creative activities led by communities, organizations, and individuals. This year’s theme, Compassionate Help. Anytime. Anywhere., conveys what the 988 Lifeline is all about: empathy, accessibility, and reliability. We’re excited… View Article
September 4, 2025
A Simple Question Can Help Save a Life
In honor of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we’re sharing Social Qs: a series of open-hearted, reflective questions designed to foster connection, empathy, and conversation around mental health and suicide prevention. These questions aren’t meant to be clinical or too heavy-handed. Instead, they’re gentle invitations to reflect, share, and listen, whether in conversation with others… View Article
August 5, 2025
Emotional Preparedness: A Vital Part of Disaster Response
In times of crisis–natural disasters, public health emergencies, acts of violence–our first instinct often turns to physical safety: food, water, shelter. But what about emotional safety? How do we prepare our minds and hearts for the unexpected? At Vibrant Emotional Health, we believe emotional readiness is just as critical as physical preparedness. We provide immediate… View Article
July 2, 2025
Personalized Paths Forward
For many young people, traditional education models don’t meet their needs. Not because they don’t care or aren’t capable of the work, but because what they need to succeed is something entirely different. At Vibrant’s Adolescent Skills Centers (ASC) that difference is not just acknowledged, it’s the foundation of the program. Launched in the Bronx… View Article
June 9, 2025
Meeting People Where They Are: How Stay Another Day and Vibrant Are Breaking Silence Together
At Vibrant Emotional Health, we believe healing happens when people are met with compassion, care, and the resources they need, wherever they are in their journey. That’s why we’re proud to partner with Stay Another Day (SAD), a mental health–focused clothing brand founded by Mackenzie Nelson. Last month during May–Mental Health Awareness Month–SAD and Vibrant… View Article
May 1, 2025
Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month
At Vibrant Emotional Health, we believe mental health is a shared journey that grows stronger when we show up for ourselves and each other. That’s why we’ve created something simple, joyful, and surprisingly powerful for Mental Health Awareness Month: Mental Health BINGO. It’s a feel-good, do-good challenge packed with small but mighty actions you can… View Article
April 30, 2025
Contact Center Services: Here2Help People Find Their Way
13 National and Local Lifelines Operating to Provide Life-Saving Support and 465,000 Contacts for Emotional Support for Partners of Our Here2Help (H2H) Connect Crisis Contact Center Imagine someone in their darkest hour. Mounting pressures like job stress, financial worries, or family responsibilities are taking their toll. One evening, when it all feels like too much,… View Article
April 29, 2025
DDH’s Guiding Light Sets Her Sights on a New Horizon
April Naturale, Ph.D., has been working as a mental health care administrator, clinician, and traumatic stress specialist for more than 30 years. Of those, roughly 12 years were spent working for or in partnership with Vibrant. This month, she will move her career to the next stage: retirement. Few people have embodied Vibrant’s mission like… View Article