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Access to mental healthcare can be difficult for rural Americans. Living further away from easy access, social stigma that exists for discussing mental health and the availability of mental health in local areas all play a major role in preventing millions of Americans from seeking the help they need. In Rock County, our major cities are often 20-30 minutes away from smaller rural communities. Madison and Janesville both sit 30 minutes outside of Evansville, so if your healthcare provider doesn't provide service outside of those two cities you may feel like there's no support available. Whatever your mental health troubles may be, please consider visiting https://www.co.rock.wi.us/hsd-bh/programs and seeing what services are available for your needs. Help us break the stigma surrounding mental health. Talk to your friends, your families and those around you. We're not alone, we're #EvansvilleTogether #BASEvansville #MentalHealth #Rural #EvansvilleWI #EndTheStigma #RuralAmerica https://www.instagram.com/p/CC4CnupALuK/?igshid=qg8l7yvm7fbg

Mental health and mental illness is talked about in hushed tones and is often viewed as dangerous or harmful. The stigma surrounding mental illness carries harmful effects, including: Reluctance to seek help or treatment Lack of understanding by family, friends, co-workers or others Fewer opportunities for work, school or social activities or trouble finding housing Bullying, physical violence or harassment Health insurance that doesn't adequately cover your mental illness treatment The belief that you'll never succeed at certain Help BASE break the stigma surrounding mental health by treating people with kindness and compassion, talking about your mental health and seeking help from family, friends and professionals. Together we are strong. #EvansvilleTogether #basevansville #endthestigma #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth https://www.instagram.com/p/CAtL-cNAtPN/?igshid=ld4u0jwotajc

Looking for something to do this week? This is a reminder that our Safer At Home Art Contest ends this Friday. Safer At Home is an art contest for Evansville students aged 12 to 18 years old. You're invited to create art in whatever medium best shows your time as a teenager during Safer At Home in COVID-19. We want to see your life and how you feel during COVID-19 expressed in your art and explained with an artist statement describing the art piece to our panel of judges. This is your chance to turn your new normal into something extraordinary. Submissions will be judged by a panel of community members chosen by BASE staff using the rubric found on our BASE "Safer At Home Art Contest" webpage listed below. http://buildingasaferevansville.org/saferathomeartcontest/ #saferathome #basevansville #art #Covid19 #EvansvilleTogether https://www.instagram.com/p/CAYkCBhAZ9_/?igshid=ja1mwvky94me

This week is SAMHSA'S National Prevention Week. Join us as we share how #PreventionHappensHere in Evansville. Help us prevent youth prescription drug and opioid abuse by taking the necessary steps to secure medication. Not sure where to start? BASE has lockboxes available upon request! Message us for details! For more information, please visit www.samhsa.gov/prevention-week/ #basevansville #preventionweek #rxprevention #EvansvilleTogether https://www.instagram.com/p/CAD7C15AV1M/?igshid=1i3ou9ydgmuh9

Our 1st place winner, Gabrielle Auter! Photographer Statement: Corona has proved that everything is short-term. Things our lives revolve around...school, work, stores, restaurants, and most importantly our society. But life decided to give us a curveball, it took away everything we considered a necessity. Forcing us to evolve and find value in connection. Our busy lives transformed into endless time used to cherished loved ones. During these difficult times, we need to look past the limitless days we’ve been kept from society and instead create a stronger bond with our loved ones by making moments that turn into memories. #basevansville #EvansvilleTogether #ShowUsYourQuarantine #Photography #covid19 https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5PCGWgtzT/?igshid=14b6stgad80mg

Our 2nd place winner, Jordis Koper! Photographer Statement: There was a girl, who lived in Evansville WI, whose name was…..Jordis!!! She was 12 years old! It started in a house a long way off in a small town called Evansville a virus happened. Covid 19. It was a normal couple times a year cold for the most part but when and if it got into your lungs it would not be any cold. It started in China and spread throughout the entire world! When the virus, Covid 19 also known as Coronavirus started, Jordis was stuck inside. “Oh Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,” she said! “I can’t be stuck inside. That’s IMPOSSIBLE. I can’t see friends, it, it, it's not possible! What teenage (well almost) girl is just supposedly supposed to stay inside and be OK with it.” “Ugh. I guess I have to,” she said to herself. She had to find something to do in this horrible time. It was a boring life at home and she couldn’t do ANYTHING! She sat in her amazing, one of a kind (not really!), beautiful, magnificent, ok you get the point room! She thought of all the things she could do. Then she remembered the chickens she could go play with! She could get fresh air and have fun while staying away from other people. She played with them almost everyday, collected their eggs, and had lots of fun! She loved to play with them especially through this hard, boring time. The picture she took was with a chicken named Pearl! It was a white Silkie chicken breed. Her picture showed how she loved the chickens and how she loved taking care of them and collecting their eggs! Jordis also helped out with taking care of her baby sister and helping out her parents. Being inside, Jordis didn’t mind because she was homeschooled anyway but she was very bored still at home. Doing homeschool was fun for Jordis and she liked it very much so she liked online school. That is how Jordis, the 12 year old girl, stuck inside, who lived in Evansville entertained herself through this hard, hard time! #EvansvilleTogether #basevansville #ShowUsYourQuarantine #Photography #covid19 https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5OwOKghlp/?igshid=4mp2z5bf7sg5