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Mental Health Discussed at MWCC, SHINE Initiative Awareness Conference

A packed room listened to stories of personal struggles and strength on Tuesday at the fourth Mental Health Awareness Conference held by Mount Wachusett Community College and the SHINE Initiative. In a continued effort to raise awareness about mental health and wellness, the two groups brought together four speakers to discuss their personal experiences with […]

Writer, Director Paul Dalio to Deliver Keynote Address at Mental Health Awareness Conference

In a continued effort to raise awareness about mental health and wellness, Mount Wachusett Community College and the SHINE Initiative will present the fourth Mental Health Awareness Conference. This year’s keynote speaker will be writer and director Paul Dalio who will talk about his experience with and managing bipolar and how it influenced his film […]

President Asquino Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Dedication to Mental Health Awareness

The SHINE Initiative held its tenth annual Keep Your Mind Open event on October 5, 2016 at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts. Among the evening’s highlights, Dr. Daniel M. Asquino, President of Mount Wachusett Community College, was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Ed Manzi, Jr., Chairman of the SHINE Initiative and Chairman of […]

A call for mental-health awareness: Leominster forum shares stories of struggle, triumph (Sentinel & Enterprise, Oct. 9, 2015)

LEOMINSTER — Amid personal stories of struggle — and triumph — the message was clear: Mental illness touches all of society. More than 300 health-care professionals gathered at the DoubleTree Hotel Thursday to further their mission to promote open discussion of mental-health issues. “Things are changing, but so much more needs to be done to […]

MWCC Partners with the SHINE Initiative, Heywood Hospital, to Present Third Annual Mental Health Awareness Conference

Each year, approximately one in five Americans suffer from some mental illness, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. To continue to raise awareness about mental health and wellness, Mount Wachusett Community College, Heywood Hospital and the SHINE Initiative are presenting the third annual Mental Health Awareness Conference. The free conference will take place […]

Annual Mental Health Conference Raises Awareness Within Community

Had someone just smiled and asked if he was okay that September 2000 afternoon in San Francisco, 19-year-old Kevin Hines would not have jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge. The voices in his head, caused by the brain illness of bipolar disorder prevailed, convincing him that he must die. Mid-air, he prayed he would live. […]

Author and Mental Health Advocate Kevin Hines to be Featured Speaker at Mental Health Awareness Conference

International speaker, author and mental health advocate Kevin Hines, one of approximately 30 people to survive a suicide attempt at the Golden Gate Bridge, will be the keynote speaker at a Mental Health Awareness Conference on Thursday, March 27 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Colonial Hotel in Gardner. The free conference, sponsored […]

MWCC and the SHINE Initiative Host Mental Health Conference

Mental health problems affect more than 50 million Americans and their families, including as many as 300,000 students and young adults in Massachusetts at any given time. To help raise awareness about mental health issues affecting young people, The SHINE Initiative and Mount Wachusett Community College hosted a mental health conference on Thursday, Oct. 11 […]