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The Five Signs of Emotional Suffering poster is available in Nepali due to an amazing collaboration with SAMHSA’s Office of Behavioral Health Equity, the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and the Bhutanese Nepali community of Columbus, Ohio. #ChangeDirection https://www.changedirection.org/translated-tools/

This Memorial Day may be different than we are used to, but we can still remember those whose lives we honor today. Today, we remember those courageous heroes who lost their lives fighting for our country.

Exciting News! The Five Signs and Healthy Habits posters are available in Czech! We want to thank Monika for her work translating these posters. Download: https://www.changedirection.org/tools-landing-page/

Give an Hour Board Member, Laurie, enjoys reading daily posts from a newsletter she subscribes to about mental and physical health. She finds these regular posts informative, inspiring, and frequently hilarious! Laughter and finding a perspective that makes sense to you are two great ways to connect and relax.

Families of Hospital Heroes -- we care about your emotional well-being. This is a stressful time where you are worried about your loved one and keeping the rest of your family healthy. Licensed mental health professionals are available to provide free, confidential support. This program is currently open to all hospital workers and their loved ones in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2Xr5O9o

Give an Hour Board Member Fred stays emotionally healthy by playing games every night with his family. Share with us what you’re doing to stay healthy!

One of eleven translations available for the Five Signs of Emotional Suffering is Turkish! See all of them and download yours today! #ChangeDirection Download: https://bit.ly/2WTHUV2

Give an Hour has joined the effort to help those on the hospital frontlines (both clinical and non-clinical) and their loved ones in NY, NJ, and CT to bear the stress and trauma they are living every day during the Coronavirus pandemic. Share this resource and show you care: https://bit.ly/2Xr5O9o

Shout out to Matthew Gambill who completed the Bicentennial Running Challenge last week, running 101 miles and drinking 101 beers and raising $6,000 to benefit the Give an Hour and Coronavirus Relief Fund. We are grateful to Matthew for supporting our COVID outreach materials. #ChangeDirection https://www.fosters.com/sports/20200512/dover-gradrsquos-personal-challenge-mdash-100-miles-100-beers-1-week-mdash-benefits-covid-19-causes

Our friends at NASW have committed to helping Give an Hour recruit providers so we can serve as many Hospital Heroes as possible. Over 700,000 staff in the three states qualify and we are thankful to NASW for helping us and to the social workers who have answered the call. Read more: https://www.socialworkers.org/News/News-Releases/ID/2160/NASW-Give-an-Hour-partner-to-provide-no-cost-mental-health-aid-to-hospital-workers-on-pandemic-frontlines

From Give an Hour employee Angie: "Mental health means a lot to me. For A Week to Change Direction, I'm sending greeting cards to essential workers I know so they feel appreciated and to let them know I'm here for them."

The Five Signs of Emotional Suffering have been translated into Georgian! We are thrilled that this is one of ten translated languages. See them all here. #ChangeDirection Download: https://www.changedirection.org/tools-landing-page/

This Mental Health Month, the VA encourages Veterans to make themselves a priority and those who care about Veterans to find ways to support them. Learn more: https://maketheconnection.net/mhm

During our Give an Hour staff meeting we wanted to make sure that you know we are here for YOU! From California to New Jersey we are staying connected and healthy together. We hope are too, especially during A Week to

This month, we honor more than five million caregivers who care for our millions of Veterans and active military. Thank you for all you do. https://giveanhour.org/initiatives-and-programs/militarycaregivers/

VA Caregiver Support is offering Building Better Caregivers, a 6-week self-paced program for Caregivers of Veterans or Veterans who serve as Caregivers for someone with dementia, memory problems, post-traumatic stress disorder, a serious brain injury, or any other serious injury or illness. #BBC #VA #monthofthemilitarycaregiver #morethaneverbefore https://signup.buildingbettercaregivers.org/enroll/

We are so excited to announce that we have the Five Signs of Emotional Well-being available in Polish. #ChangeDirection Download: https://www.changedirection.org/tools-landing-page/