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 club service toolkits that any member 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 or check out the Resources tab at the top of the page for speakers, toolkits and more. Please attend the bi-monthly Open Membership Meeting at 9am Eastern time (in the USA) on the second Saturday of December, February, April, June, August and October. This Zoom link brings you in (Meeting ID: 842 5546 9860 and the code is 391 718).
Global Edition features Action Group
Photograph by Bernard Iruobe Anakhu
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photograph by Bernard Iruobe Anakhu
 
Out of the Shadows discusses the stigma of mental illness along with Rotary programs for prevention and earlier treatment (Rotary Magazine May 2021). It leads with the Action Group on Mental Health Initiatives and continues with clubs implementing its 'Wellness in a Box' toolkit to:
  • replace stigma with knowledge of prevention and treatment
  • communicate a protocol for referral
  • train existing school staff as counselors
Additional Rotary toolkits described include 'Don't Bottle it Up', the campaign founded by action group member Darren Hands. Go to the RESOURCES tab above to see the toolkits. You may view the full article in your print or online Rotary Magazine for May or through this link:
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RAGMHI Executives & Directors
Chair
Bonnie-Leigh Black
Vice-Chair
Geetha Jayaram
Secretary
Ed CARIGNAN
Treasurer
Bob Anthony
Membership Director
Hauwa Abbas
Programs Director
Rita Aggarwal
Member at Large
Darren Hands
Member at Large
Larry Kubiak
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