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Source: {"body":{"en":"<xml><dl class=\"decidim_awesome-custom_fields\" data-generator=\"decidim_awesome\" data-version=\"0.9.1\"><dt name=\"radio-group-1695740086619-0\">In which borough should your idea take place?&nbsp;</dt><dd id=\"radio-group-1695740086619-0\" name=\"radio-group\"><div alt=\"Queens\">Queens</div></dd><dt name=\"text-1694626005389-0\">Do you have a specific neighborhood(s) in mind?</dt><dd id=\"text-1694626005389-0\" name=\"text\"><div>South Ozone Park</div></dd><dt name=\"checkbox-group-1694626099571-0\">Which audience(s) does your idea help? Select as many as apply.</dt><dd id=\"checkbox-group-1694626099571-0\" name=\"checkbox-group\"><div alt=\"Youth\">Youth</div><div alt=\"Parents\">Parents</div><div alt=\"Justice impacted individuals \">Justice impacted individuals </div><div alt=\"Limited English proficient individuals \">Limited English proficient individuals </div><div alt=\"Veterans\">Veterans</div><div alt=\"Low income individuals\">Low income individuals</div><div alt=\"Black, Indigenous, and POC\">Black, Indigenous, and POC</div><div alt=\"Older adults\">Older adults</div><div alt=\"Unemployed individuals \">Unemployed individuals </div><div alt=\"LGBTQ+ community\">LGBTQ+ community</div><div alt=\"Immigrants and/or migrants\">Immigrants and/or migrants</div><div alt=\"Public housing residents\">Public housing residents</div><div alt=\"People with disabilities\">People with disabilities</div></dd><dt name=\"textarea-1694626264688-0\">Describe the challenge you want to address:</dt><dd id=\"textarea-1694626264688-0\" name=\"textarea\"><div>While mental health is becoming a more popular topic to discuss and include in being holistically healthy, there is still a huge lack of behavioral-based mental health programs that incorporate community organizing/building activities. There are hardly any community-based mental health programs within the South Ozone Park neighborhood in Queens, let alone many neighborhoods in south Queens. This neighborhood is often forgotten when it comes to community-building programs and spaces across New York City, with residents having to venture farther out into Queens or Brooklyn to access spaces like community gardens or youth-oriented mental health spaces. But even though this neighborhood is generally forgotten, residents here have still been hit by the rising mental-health crises plaguing the rest of New York City and the United States: loneliness, feelings of isolation, lack of community events, hopelessness, anxiety, and depression. Having more community-based mental health programs can help alleviate ever-worsening mental health, especially in a neighborhood that essentially has so few options to tackle the problem head-on to begin with</div></dd><dt name=\"textarea-1694626369303-0\">Describe your idea and approach to address the challenge:</dt><dd id=\"textarea-1694626369303-0\" name=\"textarea\"><div>Many studies show a correlation between community-building events and mental health. An integrative community-based mental health program would include events, classes, workshops, trips etc that anyone from the community can join. Different programs can choose to focus on a specific type of behavioral outlet and allow people to attend as many workshops or public events as possible. For example, one program can focus on connecting with nature- building a community garden, learning how to grow native plants and track invasive species, learning how to make herbal remedies or perfumes from flowers, birdwatching, giving away seeds to plant, etc- a focus area that uses the power of nature to improve mental health. Another area of focus can be movement-stretching, dancing, swimming, breathing- just learning different ways to move and feel your body would be a focus area that emphasizes living and being comfortable in your own skin. Another program can focus on the five senses by creating activities and classes that focus on enhancing the senses to improve mental health, e.g. cooking, creating visual art, or music therapy. The city can partner with schools, houses of worship, the library, and even businesses to promote, participate, and provide spaces and sponsors for events and activities. There can even be a streetwide block-party type event where the community can come together for a day, meet each other, learn the history of their neighborhood and sign up for events and activities. Residents can also highlight their business and organizations. All of these activities would encourage people to be involved in their community more, explore and learn about the history of NYC more, and in turn alleviate the feelings of loneliness, isolation, depression, etc. Residents can even become community ambassadors, who can advocate for and promote more activities and events for the neighborhood. For a neighborhood like South Ozone Park, these measures are long overdue. Integrative community-based mental health programs have positive effects on its participants and if implemented, will make a better and brighter New York City</div></dd><dt name=\"text-1695292616659-0\">Write the zipcode that best represents your New York City community:</dt><dd id=\"text-1695292616659-0\" name=\"text\"><div>11420</div></dd></dl></xml>"},"title":{"en":"Integrative Community-Based Mental Health Programs"}}

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