Episode9- Rising Mental Health Pandemic - Biagio Versace

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The Rising Mental Health Pandemic. Where & How to find hope in the midst of a crisis. A conversation with Biagio Versace the Founder of "Mindpositivo" a non for profit initiative that focuses on raising awareness and removing the stigma around Mental Health. He is someone whose family is personally touched by these two issues, and has been involved with Mental Health for over 30 years . Mindpositivo is about having an open discussion within the community about mental health its goal is to make a difference, with a specific focus on speaking to the youth and returned service men and women (Veterans group’s etc). Mindpositivo has had over 4 million views globally , engaged with over 200,000 people across 20 countries in 3 different languages. In this episode we talk about the rising mental health pandemic and the impact on our mental health. We discuss making sense, rebuilding and embracing a new way of being. Biagio shares his story around his family mental health issues and the battles with coming to terms with the stigma around it. He shares the positive stories from around the globe that can help us navigate this current crisis and what can we learn from them to prevent the rising mental health pandemic. We end with his message of hope and the details of how to connect with MindPositivo. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dean-quirke/message