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
April 23, 2025
Walking with People on Their Journeys to Emotional Well-being
“There’s more than one way to solve a problem. You don’t have to take a straight path to get where you’re going.” Our services in 988, H2H, and Disaster Services are here for everyone when a crisis strikes. Vibrant’s Community Programs are tailored to serve the most vulnerable, focusing on youth and older adults, offering… View Article
April 14, 2025
Meet Nefateria: Her light shines through in everything she does
Our organization has been promoting emotional well-being for more than five decades, and it is our amazing staff who are the heartbeat of all we do. In honor of Vibrant’s 56th Anniversary, we are spotlighting staff and their journeys. Nefateria Butler, program director of the Adolescent Skills Center in the Bronx and the Adolescent Career and… View Article
April 2, 2025
Spring into Action: Using Springtime Motivation to Cultivate Healthy Habits
As the days grow longer and the air turns warmer, spring invites us to embrace renewal. This season of growth is the perfect time to refresh our mental health routines, adopt new self-care habits, and find joy in the little moments. Research shows that increased exposure to sunlight and time outdoors can improve mood, reduce… View Article
February 12, 2025
Black History Month: Celebrating 10 Years of Partnership with The Fellowship Initiative
2025 marks the tenth year of Vibrant Emotional Health’s partnership with The Fellowship Initiative (TFI). February is Black History Month, a celebration of the innovation, brilliance, and creativity of the Black community. While reserved for February, Black history is made every day, year-round. This month, Vibrant celebrates our own Black History with the ten-year anniversary… View Article
February 3, 2025
What does Black Joy mean to you?
Black Joy is a celebration of the innovation, brilliance, and creativity of the Black community. This Black History Month, we’re celebrating the powerful force, essential to emotional well-being: Black Joy. This offers a much-needed counter-narrative to the singular focus on trauma and systemic oppression. Centering Black Joy allows us to embrace a strengths-based perspective. It… View Article