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BeWellSarasota.org is a free resource for the community.
The Sarasota Medical Alliance Foundation, founded in 1947, celebrates its 70th year with the launch of this impactful website archive, which will house a continuing series of health-related video content endeavoring to improve general areas of wellness for the greater Sarasota community. Topics may vary from year to year depending upon the focus of our Foundation's health projects.
We hope you or a loved one will benefit from the content provided below.
Bree Meredith, Stacy Greeter, M.D.
Health Projects Chairs
Ending the Silence | 50-minutes | This free mental health, suicide prevention and anti-stigma program is presented to high school students in health, science or psychology classes. Students learn about mental illnesses directly from a trained two-person team, one of whom is a young adult living in recovery with a mental illness. It emphasizes that mental illness is treatable and recovery is possible. Includes visual presentation of signs and symptoms of various mental illnesses and Q&A session.
Ending the Silence for Staff | Mental health presentation tailored to teachers and staff, focused on how to talk with youth about mental health issues and how to work with students and family members.
Teen Awareness Video | Presenter Application
IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR FRIEND AND FORMER MEMBER, DOREEN SUTHERLAND.
2017-18 HEALTH PROJECTS ARCHIVE AREA OF FOCUS:
MENTAL HEALTH | INFORMATION | TREATMENT OPTIONS | LOCAL RESOURCES
Introduction by Pat Mahoney, 2017-18 President NAMI Sarasota County (National Alliance on Mental Illness).
Our own member medical doctors and mental health professionals tackle the topics of anxiety and depression in a free series, below:
Special Thanks to Our Members
in the mental health industry for lending their expertise and knowledge.
Series Introduction
Pat Mahone
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Sarasota President, 2017-18
Anxiety
Stacy Greeter, M.D., Psychiatry
Member, Sarasota Medical Alliance Foundation
What is Depression?
Member, Jackie Oberfest, LCSW, Psychotherapist
Talk Therapy (Psychotherapy)
Carin Friedman, EdD, LCSW, Psychotherapist
Member, Sarasota Medical Alliance Foundation
Anxiety & Depression in Small Children
Vidisha Patel, EdD, Mental Health Therapist
Member, Sarasota Medical Alliance Foundation
Crisis Care
April Kelsey Collins, LCSW
Member, Sarasota Medical Alliance Foundation
Medications
Jenny Kosman, M.D., Psychiatry
Member, Sarasota Medical Alliance Foundation
Anxiety & Depression in Teenagers
Leigh Gordon, LCSW Psychotherapist
Member, Sarasota Medical Alliance Foundation
- CONCLUSION - TAKING THE FIRST STEP
Stacy Greeter, M.D., Psychiatrist
Member, Sarasota Medical Alliance Foundation
Special thanks to The Community Foundation of Sarasota County for allowing us to use the facility as our filming location.
(Pictured, Brad Bryan of Brad!Bryan Multimedia, Inc. and Health Projects Chair Bonnie Silverman)
FURTHER PUBLICLY WELL KNOWN RESOURCES
NIMH National Institute of Mental Health
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
NAMI National Alliance on Mental Illness
https://www.nami.org
NAMI of Sarasota for local help:
http://www.namisarasotacounty.org/
American Psychiatric Association
http://www.psychiatry.org
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
http://www.aacap.org/
SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
https://www.samhsa.gov/
Mental health Community Centers
https://mhcci.com/
The Anxiety Disorders Association of British Columbia (AnxietyBC™)
https://www.anxietybc.com/Mental Health America
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/
National Suicide prevention lifeline:
Call 1-800-273-8255
*The Sarasota Medical Alliance Foundation is not formally affiliated with, nor does our organization legally endorses full aspects of the above organizations or the respective content on their websites.
SPOTLIGHT ON COMMUNITY LEADERS in the NEWS | NOTEWORTHY EVENTS
A very special thanks to our community promotion partners.
Our videos are promoted through print collaterals at all Sarasota Public Library locations.
We are adding locations who host our promotional materials for this free resource. Please enter your information below if your organization would like to host a video literature holder at your location.
( Left to Right: Health Projects chairs, Bonnie Silverman, and Stacy Greeter, M.D. with April Kelsey )
Community Leaders | Potential Sponsors & Donors
"The Great Gatsby Gala"
We welcome and greatly appreciate your participation in this important fundraising event through sponsorship, a donation to our silent auction, and/or placing an ad in our event program.