Rosmerayah’s Reflection
Mental health stories often begin quietly.
In this short reel, singer and teacher Rosmerayah talks about two tools that helped her find her footing: journaling and therapy.
Thinking Out Loud about "Identity"
Designing the Mechanical Raven Logo
Designing the Mechanical Raven logo with founder Megan Carter started as an act of mapping: ideas, instincts, contradictions. The raven carries a long cultural history in theater and the arts, often symbolizing insight, intelligence, and the ability to move between worlds.
It’s Time to Talk About Mental Health — Together
We are wired for connection. Yet conversations about mental health often stay hidden. With support from the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH), Family Services is working to change that through It’s Time to Talk About Mental Health—a campaign developed and designed Drake Creative.
Got A Minute?
Quick History Stories from the FDR Library
Meet Education Specialist Jeff Urbin – master of the one-minute history gem.
Announced today: Anthem Award Finalists
We’re finalists — and we’re still moving. Vote here
Our Fifty2 End Stigma campaign has been named a finalist in the Anthem Awards, Health – Nonprofit Awareness category.
We Need Your Vote! Afghan Women Speak Campaign Nominated for a Webby Award
We’re excited to share that Afghan Women Speak: Stories From Inside Afghanistan, the campaign we designed for V-Day, has been nominated for the Webby Awards in the Social – Public Service & Activism category — and your vote could help us win the People’s Voice Award!
Report to the Community
A key highlight in yesterday’s Family Services’ Report to the Community was our campaign to reduce the stigma around seeking mental health care in the Hudson Valley.
FIFTY2 End Stigma
We confront stigma every day – rules about what’s okay for us to say, do, or feel. And yes, some rules are in place for the purposes of civil society, but others are there to oppress.
June 8, 2024 marks 1000 days since the Taliban banned girls from attending school
Partnering with V-Day means working with stories powerful enough to change the world. So when we read Sania’s vivid story of witness, about the closing of schools and crushing of dreams, we felt an urgency to extract the visual qualities of her story for as many people to experience as possible.
Seeds of Change: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Movement
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is releasing the first of five short films on civil rights. Titled “Black Americans, Civil Rights, and the Roosevelts, 1932-1962,” the series is based on interviews with experts and explores the Roosevelts’ impact on civil rights for Black Americans during this period.
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