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Local fair provides mental health resources and support to youth
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – In Springfield, a free mental health and wellness fair is supporting local youth. Wayfinders hosted the event, 'Springfield Rise and Thrive' for the first time. It's a resident and youth-led effort to raise mental health awareness and break the stigma in asking for help. Springfield middle and high school students got to immerse themeselves in a supportive peer community at Samuel Bolden Park. It featured poetry, drum and dance performances, inspirational speakers, and mental health resources. 'We want our young people to know there are other ways and other spaces and you're struggling with anything,' said Community Building and Engagement Director at WayFinders, Beatrice Dewberry. Youth Subcommittee member, Ryan Rodriguez adds, 'it's a nice thing to see the community come together, especially, you know, for the youth and just to show people that there's different outlets, you know, some people, they just need to talk to other people or you know or you need to connect with somebody.' Youth also took part in a Mental Health Pledge 'to be kind to their minds'which was the theme of the event. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Local fair provides mental health resources and support to youth
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – In Springfield, a free mental health and wellness fair is supporting local youth. Wayfinders hosted the event, 'Springfield Rise and Thrive' for the first time. It's a resident and youth-led effort to raise mental health awareness and break the stigma in asking for help. Springfield middle and high school students got to immerse themeselves in a supportive peer community at Samuel Bolden Park. It featured poetry, drum and dance performances, inspirational speakers, and mental health resources. 'We want our young people to know there are other ways and other spaces and you're struggling with anything,' said Community Building and Engagement Director at WayFinders, Beatrice Dewberry. Youth Subcommittee member, Ryan Rodriguez adds, 'it's a nice thing to see the community come together, especially, you know, for the youth and just to show people that there's different outlets, you know, some people, they just need to talk to other people or you know or you need to connect with somebody.' Youth also took part in a Mental Health Pledge 'to be kind to their minds'which was the theme of the event. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
