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The Faces of Hope Project is based on the belief that sharing courageously about the reality of mental health has the power to heal, connect and transform. Through the transparency of their stories, these locals lead by example and give others with mental health challenges permission to open up about their own journey.
Stories and Updates
How the Pandemic is Intensifying Depression and Anxiety Among Teenagers.
This week marks a full year since the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic, and experts are increasingly concerned about the toll it is taking on the mental health of young people in the United States.
Finding a Safe Space: Middle School student advocates for more accessible therapy
Summit Daily News Jefferson Geiger jgeiger@summitdaily.com Therapy can be a lifeline. Katherine Eldredge, a student at Summit Middle School, wants to use her experience in the behavioral health...
SURVIVING SUICIDE: A SUMMIT COUNTY MOM SHARES HER STORY
Heather Gard named her son Toby because it means “bringer of light.” “His smile would light up the room and bring comfort and smiles to the rest of the room, whether that was to a newcomer or...
The HYPE: Building Hope’s Youth Connection Program
What is The HYPE? In the spring of 2020, our community suffered an unimaginable loss following the suicides of two high schoolers. Amid COVID-19 Stay at Home Orders, our community was reeling....
What is Stigma Reduction?
What is Stigma Reduction? Stigma is oppressive, heavy, and burdensome. Stigma is lonely, limiting, and dark; very dark. It keeps us from sharing who we are, what our truth is, where we come from,...
What are Community Support Groups?
Reflect & Connect Cafés have expanded into Community Support Groups. Originally created in 2020 to support organizations in response to covid, our Reflect and Connect Cafe's have now expanded...
What is Building Hope’s Mental Health Therapy Scholarship Program?
WHAT IS BUILDING HOPE'S MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM? The community of Summit County is dealing with unprecedented economic constraints and emotional stress among our young people and...
What is “Connectedness”?
What is “Connectedness”? Living in Summit County can be difficult. Whether it’s the long winters, lack of traditional neighborhoods, high rate of second homeowners, or transient nature of the...
The Science Behind Positive Affirmations
For some of us when we think of positive affirmations, we are reminded of Stuart Smalley on Saturday Night Live. "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough and dog-gonnit, people like me." It seems silly,...
The Wolf You Feed
THE WOLF YOU FEED WELCOME to the Building Hope Blog and to the new expanded Building Hope website. We hope the tools on this website will continue to support the emotional well-being of not only...
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