YMCA is set to hold “Mothering and Mental Health” every third Wednesday of the month starting tomorrow.
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JEREMY STRIANO: As early as tomorrow, mothers in the Syracuse area will get a chance to be a part of a support group that could improve their mental being. The YMCA Northside Women’s Wellness Center will host “Mothering and Mental Health”. Program Director Kendra Brown says that the inspiration came from the center’s mission.
KENDRA BROWN: So we wanted a safe place for the women to go, specifically for them to focus on their mental health without, you know, a safe place. So, that’s how we originated and the first place was the idea of mental health for women.
STRIANO: The Women’s Wellness Center will partner with St. Joseph’s Hospital and The Vineyard Church just right across the street. Brown says that the collaboration will benefit the topics within the support group.
BROWN: Also moms from The Vineyard Church that come over here on Wednesday, and then we have St. Joe’s just coming to explain co-parenting. Next month there will be another subject about, you know, breastfeeding or whatever it is the moms want to talk about.
STRIANO: When asked why a mother’s mental health is finally getting the attention it deserves, YMCA Employee Larissa Tyler says that it’s about time.
LARISSA TYLER: I’m not sure why it’s starting now, maybe just because more people are talking about it and they feel a little bit more safe to do that. I’m glad that that’s something that people, it’s to the forefront now and it’s talked about.
STRIANO: The Mothering and Mental Health Program is set to take place every third Wednesday of the month here at the Northside Women’s Wellness Center starting tomorrow, October 19-TH. Visit NCC NEWS ONLINE for more information.
In Syracuse, Jeremy Striano, NCC News.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — A local organization is preparing to host a support group for mothers living in the Syracuse area.
Starting this coming Wednesday, the YMCA Northside Women’s Wellness Center of Syracuse will host “Mothering and Mental Health”, a new program set to cover various topics on the minds of mothers. The group is meant to allow mothers to bond over certain issues that they deal with daily.
YMCA Northside Women’s Wellness Center Program Director Kendra Brown mentioned that the overall goal of the support group is rooted from their mission.
“We wanted a safe place for the women to go, specifically for them to focus on their mental health without a safe place,” Brown said. “So, that’s how we originated, and the first place was the idea of mental health for women.”
The YMCA Northside Women’s Wellness Center has partnered with St. Joseph’s Hospital and The Vineyard Church for the duration of the program. Both are set to help provide experts on certain topics being covered by the support group.
“Also, moms from The Vineyard that come over here on Wednesday and then we have St. Joe’s coming to explain co-parenting,” Brown said. “Next month there will be another subject about breastfeeding, or whatever it is the moms want to talk about.”
It is no surprise that most of the news stories published today focus on today’s youth and the future of society. So, when Northside Women’s Wellness Center established “Mother and Mental Health”, YMCA employee Larissa Tyler stated that it could not have come at a better time.
“I’m not sure why it’s starting now, maybe just because more people are talking about it and they feel a little bit more safe to do that,” Tyler said. “I’m glad that’s something that people, it’s to the forefront now and it’s talked about.”
“Mothering and Mental Health” will be held at The YMCA Northside Women’s Wellness Center every third Wednesday of the month starting tomorrow from 5 to 7 p.m.