May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s because of kind, caring people like you that WJCS can provide vital, evidence-based services to people in Westchester who are struggling with mental health challenges and trauma.

Meet Tiffany, one of many people who faced what seemed like overwhelming obstacles until she came to WJCS:

 

I experienced sexual abuse, physical abuse, and emotional abuse. In high school I dropped out. I was pregnant and thought that was going to be my life, working as a cashier, trying to take care of my baby. I was so depressed when my first daughter was younger. I would constantly think about my life, my troubles, my poverty, the abuse, and just not feeling comfortable in my own skin.

Until I started therapy at WJCS, I had no idea I had so much damage done to me. I started to understand how it affected me and why I was reacting to the world the way I was. I was having trouble in school, making friends, keeping meaningful relationships, or even just feeling the joy of being alive.

My therapist was there for me every step of the way. I’m so grateful for everything I’ve learned. My coping mechanisms, my sleep patterns have gotten better, and I’ve just overall gained this enormous confidence. I see life in a different light.

Fast forward…. Now I’m a home health aide and plan to become an RN. I love school. I take care of my body and mental health. I take time to sit down, think things over, give myself appreciation, and give myself time to feel.

There’s a strength that I’ve gained and I think that’s going to carry with me throughout the rest of my life. Without the therapy I’ve received, I don’t know where I’d be today. I would never have come this far.

Tiffany’s experience is not unique. Countless people deal with depression, anxiety, abuse, substance use, and other difficult challenges. Your good heart ensures that children, teens, adults, and seniors, regardless of background, have access to the care and support they need. Each person you help to overcome their struggles makes the world better for their family, for future generations, and for our society.

YOU change the lives of our Westchester neighbors in remarkable ways. YOU help fortify their resilience. YOU strengthen their resolve and YOU provide that anchor of hope that things will get better.

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