>> WELCOME BACK TO CHEDDAR
BUSINESS NOW TIME FOR TD BANK
SPONSORED SERIOUS BUSINESS
GREAT SMALL WE CELEBRATE EVERY
DAY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO
ARE GOING EXTRA MILE FOR THEIR
CUSTOMERS
AND COMMUNITIES.
>> ALL RIGHT WELL WALK THE BANK
IS THE PRESENTING SPONSOR OF
THIS SEGMENT, THE OPINIONS AND
STATEMENTS ARE.
>> WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY IS
OBSERVED OCTOBER 10 EVERY YEAR
THIS DAY IS TO RAISE AWARENESS
OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND
MOBILIZE SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO
ARE
IN NEED. ACCORDING TO THE
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL
ILLNESS 19 PERCENT OF ADULTS OR
ONE IN
5 PEOPLE HERE IN THE UNITED
STATES EXPERIENCED MENTAL
ILLNESS IN
2000 TEEN JOINING US NOW IS
SEAN FAIRCLOTH EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF MEAN MENTAL HEALTH
CONNECTIONS, IT'S SO GREAT TO
HAVE YOU ON THE SHOW SEAN ON
WHAT PROGRAMS IS YOUR
ORGANIZATION OFFER TO HELP
THOSE WHO ARE FACING CHALLENGES
WITH
MENTAL HEALTH.
>> WELL WE'RE AT A PLACE CALLED
TOGETHER PLACE HERE AND
RECOVERY CENTER. WHICH OFFERS A
CERTIFIED INTENTIONAL PEARSON
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN RECOVERY
FROM EITHER AND ILL HEALTH OR
SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES OFTEN IT'S
BOLT AND WE ALL TROOPS
EVERY DAY. STARTING REALLY A
CLOCK IN THE MORNING GOING TO 4
IN THE AFTERNOON AND IT'S
ABSOLUTELY FREE. AND WE REALLY
TRIED TO DO A LOT TO HELP LIFT
UP OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PART THAT'S
THINGS 2 TD BANK'S INVESTMENT
IN OUR EFFORTS.
>> I DO STORIES LIKE
THE STIGMA SURROUNDING MENTAL
HEALTH AND HOW YOU BREAKING
THOSE DOWN.
>> WELL IT IS A BIG JUST THE
STATE
OF MAINE. US SOME MIGHT BE
SURPRISED TO KNOW IS WHERE THE
TOP 10 STATES FOR ISSUES WITH
ADDICTION. A LOT OF FOLKS HAD
DUAL DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY
MENTAL HEALTH AND SO TO
SEE ISSUES. OUR COUNTY BANGOR
WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE SETTING
FOR A NUMBER OF STEPHEN KING
STORIES HAPPENS TO HAVE
UNFORTUNATELY A THE HIGHEST TO
OVER TO SRI STATE. AND THEN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY
OF DAY FOR US PARTICULARLY
HIGH. SO WE'RE IN THE RIGHT
PLACE TO HELP
PEOPLE WE HAVE ALL THESE GROUPS
IN A REGULAR BASIS. THESE ARE
PEOPLE
WHO THEMSELVES. AN EXPERIENCE
OF RECOVERY WITH MENTAL HEALTH
OR SUBSTANCE USE THAT AND THEN
THEY HAVE AN EXTENSIVE TRAINING
FOR THAT. THEN ON TOP
OF THAT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING
NEW WHICH IS A CREATIVE
RECOVERY INITIATIVE BECAUSE
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
STUDIES INCLUDING BRITISH
JOURNALS A PSYCHOLOGY THAT
PEOPLE WHO DO A CREATIVE
EXPRESSION THAT COULD BE
WRITING POETRY IT COULD BE
DOING ART COULD BE MUSIC HELPS
PEOPLE STAY IN RECOVERY.
SO WE'RE REALLY ADDING A LOT OF
PROGRAMS THAT.
OFFERED THOSE OPPORTUNITIES
THROUGH GROUPS AND JUST
ACTIVITIES AS WELL WELL SEAN
TAKE US THROUGH HOW YOU DO THIS
IN A A STABLE
WAY BECAUSE.
>> THERE ARE SERIOUS FINANCIAL
NEEDS A NONPROFIT LIKE YOURS
FACES WHAT ARE THOSE AS OPPOSED
TO 8 RUNNING AS A FOR PROFIT.
>> WELL IT'S A BIG CHALLENGE WE
DO HAVE THAT DIRECT STATE
GRANT THAT IT HELPS US WITH THE
ACTUAL DEPLOYMENT OVER
CERTIFIED INTENTIONAL PEER
SUPPORT SPECIALIST. WE CALL
THEM SYSTEM, A NAME AND THEN WE
HAVE RECOVERY COACHES AS WELL
BUT ARE BUILDING IS
HASN'T BUILDING ONE PORTION WAS
FROM 8 TO 86 AND THE OTHER
PORTION WAS NEARLY 1960'S USED
TO BE AN OAKS CLUB AND IT HAS
HUGE
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS YOU'RE NOT
COVERED WE HAVE THESE CREATIVE
RECOVERY INITIATIVES. WE WANT
TO GET PEOPLE OUT DOING FINE OR
PEOPLE PLAYING MUSIC PEOPLE
WRITING POETRY. THEY'RE TRYING
ON WE OFFER AND THANKS TO FOLKS
LIKE TD A STUDENT AT THE KING
FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES, WE'RE
JUST SO IMPORTANT COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEERS WE'VE BEEN STARTING
TO OFFER THESE ADDITIONAL
PROGRAMS WHICH WE THINK IT BE
TRANSFORMATIONAL.
>> TO GET INVOLVED HOW THEY DO
THAT.
>> WELL WE LOVE TO HAVE
ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS AND
CONTRIBUTORS. WE THINK WE'RE
DOING SOMETHING INNOVATIVE WITH
THE CREATIVE RECOVERY
INITIATIVE THAT COULD BE A
MODEL A THREAT TO UNITED STATES
AND AROUND
THE WORLD WORLD GETTING PEOPLE
TO TALK READ EXPRESSION WE DID
2 GIANT ARTISTIC NERO'S OUTSIDE
OUR BUILDING THAT IT BECOMES
SORT OF A LANDMARK IN THE CITY
OF BANGOR AND THAT WAS IN PART,
THANKS WITH CITIBANK'S HELPING
THE INSIDE. WE HAVE THE STORIES
OF MAIN EXHIBIT WHICH IS
THROUGH ALL THE MAIN ART AND
LITERATURE LOT OF FOLKS WOULD
KNOW BEST EVEN CAME THAT WE
ACTUALLY HAVE HUGE NUMBERS OF
PROMINENT WRITERS AND ARTISTS
FROM ARSENAL STATE
OF MAINE. AND WE'RE USING THAT
AS SORT OF PLATFORM TO THE
WHOLE COMMUNITY
COMES TOGETHER NOT ONLY PEOPLE
IN RECOVERY THOUGH THAT'S OUR
PRIMARY AUDIENCE BUT ALSO JUST
A GENERAL FOLKS WHO WANT TO
COME SAID HE WANT TO VOLUNTEER
SAY THERE. I DON'T KNOW ENGLISH
TEACHER OUR TEACHER THEY CAN
COME AND VOLUNTEER. WE ALSO OF
COURSE THE
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS.
TEAM A GOOD STUDENT OUT OF THE
KING FOUNDATION PLATE EARLY
ROLE IN THAT WE HAVE A
CONSISTENT NEED FOR SUPPORT
FRANKLY JUST TO KEEP OUR
BUILDING
INFRASTRUCTURE, APPROPRIATE IT
AND TO HELP WITH THE KIND OF
RECOVERY GROUPS THAT WE THINK
ARE REALLY INNOVATIVE AND
MOVING PEOPLE INTO THE FUTURE
OF THE
RECOVERY MOVEMENT.
>> ALRIGHT SHOT WE GOT TO LEAVE
IT THERE THAT SEAN FAIRCLOTH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MAINE,
MENTAL HEALTH CONNECTION SO
GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US THANK
YOU,