Unites Richmond for community wellness, mental health advocacy
By Sabrina Schaefer, Development & Communications Coordinator, YES Nature to Neighborhoods
On Saturday November 4th, Richmond-based nonprofit YES Nature to Neighborhoods (YES) will host the second-annual Rich City Kickback at the Richmond Recreation Complex Social Hall. In addition to YES, local organizations including Urban Tilth, The Watershed Project, Young Women’s Freedom Center, and Alcohol Marijuana Prescription Drug (AMPD) Coalition, will lead hands-on healing and wellness activities at the event. Young adults from YES’s Teaching Racial Environmental Empowerment Series (TREES) program will call on City of Richmond officials to invest in adult mental health by creating safe spaces that empower residents with alternate coping strategies to substance use. Residents of all ages are invited to enjoy the featured wellness and art activities and musical entertainment. This event is free and open to the public.
WHO: Young adults from YES Nature to Neighborhoods’ TREES program; City of Richmond Mayor, Eduardo Martinez (attending)
WHY: The rate of substance use condition among young adults age 18 to 25 is nearly double that of older adults and more than three times that of younger teens. Young adults from the TREES program are advocating for increased access to government-funded mental and emotional health supports as a means to decrease substance use among their age group.
WHEN: 1:00 – 4:00PM, Saturday November 4th, 2023
WHERE: Richmond Recreation Complex Social Hall, 3230 Macdonald Avenue, Richmond
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- YES Website: www.yesfamilies.org
- Substance Use in California: Prevalence and Treatment , California Health Care Foundation: www.chcf.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SubstanceUseDisorderAlmanac2022.pdf
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I would like to register for Rich City Kick Back on November 4, 2023
Very good program