Honoring Trans Day of Remembrance/ Resilience and Trans Awareness Week

By Johnell Lawrence, director of 988 equity and belonging November serves as a time of great change and transformation. As we gaze upon the days of daylight savings time, crisp fall air, vibrant colors of nature preparing for a winter of rest, we hold space to remember.  The deep reflection of gratitude and the persistent… View Article

Moms, we’re on a mission. Will you join us?

Our youth are experiencing a mental health crisis. We are empowering mothers with the tools they need to help guide our youth through our nation’s mental health epidemic.

Coping with Election Stress

When feelings of anxiety occur due to major national, regional, or community events like elections, it can exacerbate other anxieties people may be having that are not necessarily related to that event. Memories of anxiety may also be triggered by such events, adding to current stress. Here are a few tips to help manage anxiety… View Article

Celebrating 988 Day

Vibrant Emotional Health has been the power behind the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline since its inception.    After transitioning to a nationwide three-digit dialing code in 2022, more than 10 million calls, texts, and chats from individuals seeking help with suicide, mental health, and substance use-related challenges have been answered.     Despite its successes, we… View Article

Apoyando la Salud Mental de los Latines

La comunidad latina/latine es muy diversa e incluye a personas de varias naciones diferentes. La palabra generalmente se refiere a los individuos de países hispanohablantes, especialmente a los de Latinoamérica. Mientras que la comunidad latine comparta un lenguaje y varios atributos, es importante reconocer que estas similaridades no se pueden reducir a un solo rasgo… View Article

A True Sense of Serenity

Your support helps young people find their place in the world. Just ask Serenity. Or Reny, for short. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Reny joined Vibrant’s Adolescent Skills Center (ASC) during high school. She was butting heads with family and slipped into a depression that caused her to isolate. She wasn’t her creative, upbeat, or… View Article

There’s Nothing Holding You Back

Congratulations to the 2024 Adolescent Skills Center graduates! Last Friday, motivated young people, program staff and partners, families, and friends gathered at Vibrant’s headquarters for a graduation ceremony. Marking the largest graduating class at Vibrant to date, the day honored the achievement of 45 earned high school equivalent degrees this school year! Beyond academic success,… View Article

We the Resilient! Meet the Keynote Speakers

You won’t want to miss this lineup! We are thrilled to announce this year’s distinguished keynote speakers for We the Resilient: A Conference On Disaster Behavioral Health and Building a Truly Resilient Community. Our fourth annual conference promises to be full of engaging and enlightening content on a subject that becomes increasingly more relevant every… View Article

Statement from Dr. Tia Dole, Chief 988 Lifeline Officer at Vibrant Emotional Health about Tragic Loss of Professional Golfer Grayson Murray

A Statement from Dr. Tia Dole, Chief 988 Lifeline Officer at Vibrant Emotional Health: “We are heartbroken by the loss of Grayson Murray. Our hearts go out to his parents, Eric and Terry Murray, as this is such a trying time in their lives. It is evident that he was not only a talented golfer,… View Article