AREA of Focus:  DISEASE PREVENTION
The Rotary Action Group on Mental Health Initiatives (RAGMHI) promotes mental health and wellness. Its members address the number one cause of disability worldwide - mental illness - through practical activities and projects that any club can introduce. As a result, communities improve access to treatment, confirm that mental illnesses are treatable, and learn that many cases are preventable. 
 
Join us as a member, check out the Resources section, and contact one of the speakers listed below to schedule his or her presentation for your club.
 
SPEAKERS AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS MENTAL WELLNESS AND COVID:
 
Presentation Titles: Pandora’s Pandemic – a Focus on Hope & Resilience, Why Leaders Need to Transform How We Think About Mental Health in the Workplace
Name:  Bonnie Black, PDG
Contact Email:   bonblack@yahoo.com 
Club membership: Plattsburgh, NY USA
 
Presentation Titles: How to Find Peace in Times of Uncertainty, How Employers Can Support Employees' Mental Health During the Pandemic, Fighting Anxiety in the Midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic: 7 Things You Can Do to Stay Calm,  How to Hack Your Mental Wellness in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Name: Mike Veny
Contact Email: mike@mikeveny.com
Club membership: eClub of Wall Street New York USA
 
Presentation Titles: The Happiness Challenge, First Aid Depression in India
Name: Rita Aggarwal
Contact Email: rita.aggarwal@gmail.com
Club membership: Nagpur India
 
Presentation Titles: Organizing Work and District level activities in the Rotary Spirit, Recovering from Frontline Worker Burnout
Name: Professor Geetha Jayaram MBBS, MBA 
Contact email: districtgovernor2122@gmail.com
Club membership: Howard West – Maryland USA
 
Presentation Title: Maintaining your Sanity during COVID 19
Name: Larry Kubiak
Contact email: larrykubiak@me.com
Club membership: Tallahassee, Florida USA
 
Presentation Title: How Interact Teens Lead Emotional Wellness projects
Name: Bob Anthony
Contact email: rwa1645@gmail.com
Club Membership: Naples, Florida USA
 
Presentation Title: ABCs for Success: Strategies for maintaining and regaining mental health and wellness
Name:  Dwaine Souveny
Contact Email:   dwaine.souveny@gmail.com
Club membership: Red Deer Rotary Sunrise, Alberta Canada
 
Presentation Title: Mental Health Education For Teens and Their Families
Name: Leslie Glass
Contact email: Leslie@Reachoutrecovery.com
Club Membership: Sarasota Bay, Florida USA
 
Presentation Title: Don't Bottle It Up Campaign - Creating Mental Health Awareness in Your Club & Community
Name: Darren Hands
Contact email: dazhands1971@googlemail.com
Club Membership: Plympton, Great Britain
Rotary GB&I Magazine
The April/May magazine for Rotarians in Great Britain & Ireland featured a number of articles on Mental Health issues - including an interview with former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Frank Bruno.
Our thanks to Editor Dave King for allowing us to share this magazine.
Click on the image to view a copy online.
 
Domestic Violence Support
During these difficult times during the Covid pandemic, many people will be suffering from Mental Health issues in some form or another.  It has been seen that during lockdown and the current time, peoples’ mental wellness has been affected and in some cases, this can result in Domestic Abuse occurring.

 
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RI Convention 2020 Virtual Breakout Session
The great thing about going virtual this year is that our Breakout Sessions ran through July making it convenient to attend most of them!
 
Members of our Board of Directors and others presented a session on Transforming Leadership through Mental Health Awareness.  To view the hour+ program, click here.  
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Anxiety is Endemic During COVID-19 Pandemic
Current Psychiatry:  During a viral pandemic, anxiety is endemic - the psychiatric aspects of COVID-19
Fear of dying is considered “normal.” However, the ongoing threat of a potentially fatal viral infection can cause panic, anxiety, and an exaggerated fear of illness and death. The relentless spread of the coronavirus infectious disease that began in late 2019 (COVID-19) is spawning widespread anxiety, panic, and worry about one’s health and the health of loved ones. The viral pandemic has triggered a parallel anxiety epidemic.
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RAGMHI Executives & Directors
Chair
Bonnie Black
Vice-Chair
Geetha Jayaram
Secretary
Andrea Tirone
Treasurer
Bob Anthony
Membership Director
Hauwa Abbas
Programs Director
Rita Aggarwal
Member at Large
Larry Kubiak
Member at Large
Darren Hands
Resources

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