Luv U Project In Memory Of Carolyn C Mattingly Inc

THE MISSION OF THE LUV U PROJECT IS TO TURN AN UNACCEPTABLE TRAGEDY INTO A QUANTIFIABLE AGENDA AND RESPONSIBLE ACTIONS THAT ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF, AND TREATMENTS FOR, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

WE BEGAN THE YEAR WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE NATIONAL PRESS FOUNDATION ON THE CAROLYN C. MATTINGLY AWARD FOR MENTAL HEALTH REPORTING - THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS JOURNALISTIC AWARD FOR MENTAL HEALTH COVERAGE IN AMERICA. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES EXEMPLARY JOURNALISM THAT ILLUMINATES AND ADVANCES THE UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND TREATMENTS. IT CARRIES A $10,000 PRIZE FOR THE WINNER.WE WERE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE 2023 CAROLYN C. MATTINGLY AWARD FOR MENTAL HEALTH REPORTING WAS AWARDED TO THE CREATORS OF "THERAPY GHOSTBUSTERS," AN NPR INVISIBILIA PODCAST ABOUT ONE THERAPIST'S EFFORT TO CONNECT WITH REFUGEE SURVIVORS OF THE CAMBODIAN GENOCIDE.STEPHANIE FOO AND HER TEAM OF NEENA PATHAK, LEE HALE, ARIANA LEE, PHOEBE WANG, YOWEI SHAW, AND NIC M. NEVES CONTRIBUTED TO THE PIECE, WHICH DESCRIBES THE HIGH RATES OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN THIS IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. NPF JUDGES CITED A "WELL-BUILT AND EVOCATIVE AUDIO DOCUMENTARY" THEY SAID BEAUTIFULLY TOLD THE STORY OF AN UNDERREPORTED POPULATION WITH "SEVERE, COMPLEX AND LARGELY MISUNDERSTOOD" MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. JUDGES PRAISED THE PIECE FOR PROVIDING "HOPE THAT WITH A THOUGHTFUL, CULTURALLY COMPETENT APPROACH TO TREATMENT, PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY STRUGGLING CAN GET BETTER."FOO, A SURVIVOR OF CHILD ABUSE AND ABANDONMENT AND AUTHOR OF WHAT MY BONES KNOW, EXPLAINS HOW REFUGEES CARRIED THEIR TRAUMA AND PASSED IT DOWN TO FUTURE GENERATIONS. JUDGES SAID FOO DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY "WITH GREAT TEXTURE AND DEPTH," LISTENING SENSITIVELY TO TELL "THE STORIES OF HOPE AND RECOVERY."AS SHARED REGULARLY IN OUR UPDATES, WE HAVE A STRONG AND PRODUCTIVE ALLIANCE WITH THE JOHNS HOPKINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. OUR COMMITMENT AND WORK TO BUILD THE JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH/THE LUV U PROJECT CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE CONTINUES AS THE COUNTRY'S FIRST ACADEMIC HOME FOR WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.IN THE SPRING WE LAUNCHED OUR SECOND-YEAR CYCLE FOR THE CAROLYN C. MATTINGLY AWARD FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE. THE IDEA WAS CONCEIVED AS A RESULT OF OUR 2016 SYMPOSIUM WITH THE JOHN HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (JHBSPH), ENTITLED MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE: A PUBLIC HEALTH SUMMIT AND PUBLISHED IN 2018 IN THE JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE (JOEM).THE AWARD FOCUSES SPECIFICALLY ON ROBUST APPROACHES THAT SUPPORT EMPLOYEE MENTAL HEALTH. CRITERIA INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS AND RESOURCES, WORKPLACE POLICIES AND PRACTICES, LEADERSHIP SUPPORT, AND EFFORTS TO CREATE A POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS OFFERED IN A GENERAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PROGRAM. RECOGNIZING THAT WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH EFFORTS ARE MOST EFFECTIVE IN THE CONTEXT OF AN OVERARCHING CULTURE OF HEALTH AND COMPREHENSIVE EFFORTS THAT ENHANCE EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING, THE WORKPLACE AWARD IS BUILT ON THE FOUNDATION OF BROAD-BASED PSYCHOLOGICALLY HEALTHY WORKPLACE PRACTICES INCLUDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY EFFORTS, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, WORK-LIFE SUPPORT, REWARD AND RECOGNITION, AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION. ON JUNE 27-28, 2023, WE SERVED AS THE PRESENTING SPONSOR FOR A VITAL NEW INITIATIVE WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AT JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH--- THE NATIONAL SUMMIT ON MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE, WITH EMPHASIS ON GRADUATE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENTS. IN THE FALL OF 2021, JOHNS HOPKINS RECEIVED AN AWARD OF NEARLY $7 MILLION FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (NIOSH) TO ESTABLISH THE JOHNS HOPKINS POE (PSYCHOLOGICAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL) TOTAL WORKER HEALTH CENTER IN MENTAL HEALTH. THE INSPIRATION FOR THE POE CENTER CAME FROM THE INITIAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT OF AND COLLABORATION WITH THE LUV U PROJECT, WHEN WE CONVENED A ''MEETING OF THE MINDS'' AT A SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZED AT THE JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH ON OCTOBER 20, 2016, ENTITLED, MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE: A PUBLIC HEALTH SUMMIT. DRAWING ON MAJOR GUIDANCE FROM THE POE CENTER AND WITH THE UNPARALLELED SUPPORT OF JHBSPH DEAN ELLEN MACKENZIE, THE TWO-DAY EVENT ASSEMBLED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FROM JOHNS HOPKINS AND OUTSIDE ENTITIES TO DISCUSS THE STATE-OF-THE-ART AND SCIENCE OF WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING AS APPLIED AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. BY INCLUDING THOUGHT LEADERS FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE JHBSPH, INCLUDING ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, HUMAN RESOURCE EXECUTIVES, POLICYMAKERS, SENIOR LEADERS, MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING PRACTITIONERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES, THE SUMMIT FOCUSED ON LEADERS AT ALL LEVELS WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION. THE AGENDA EXPLORED WHAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED FROM LEADERS OVERSEEING THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF STAFF AND FACULTY AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION - WITH AN UNDERLYING QUESTION: WHAT IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THESE LEADERS VERSUS WHAT SHOULD BE LEFT TO OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING FACULTY AND STAFF THEMSELVES. THIS WORK IS ONGOING, AND THE GOAL IS TO SUBMIT FINDINGS FOR PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATION IN 2024.THIS PAST FALL, AT OUR ANNUAL AN EVENING OF LUV, WE HONORED REMARKABLE PEOPLE ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF MENTAL HEALTH. NOTABLY, WE PUBLICLY AWARDED AND SHARED THE STORIES OF SUCCESS OF 2023 CAROLYN C. MATTINGLY AWARD FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE WINNERS BEFORE A PACKED ROOM OF LUV U PROJECT SUPPORTERS. ASSOCIATED BANK AND SONEPAR USA WERE RECOGNIZED WITH THE 2023 WORKPLACE AWARDS. IN ADDITION TO THE WINNERS, FRANKLIN COUNTY COOPERATIVE, RIVERSIDE HEALTHCARE, SARGENTO FOODS AND SWEETWATER SOUND RECEIVED HONORABLE MENTION RECOGNITION. THE AWARD COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON, K. ANDREW CRIGHTON, MD, CPE PRESENTED THE WINNERS, ADDING THAT "BEST PRACTICE ORGANIZATIONS DEMONSTRATE ACTIVE LEADERSHIP INVOLVEMENT AND CONSISTENTLY MEASURE THE IMPACT OF THEIR STRATEGIES IN ADDRESSING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THEIR WORKFORCE."THIS YEAR'S EVENT ALSO RECOGNIZED CHAD & DOREEN MOORE, DEAR FRIENDS OF THE LUV U PROJECT, AS OUR 2023 AN EVENING OF LUV HONOREES AND HELEN JOHNSON AS THE FIRST-EVER LUVING HEART AWARD RECIPIENT.YOU CAN READ MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE AWARD WINNERS AND ALL OUR INITIATIVES ON THE LUV U PROJECT WEBSITE: THELUVUPROJECT.ORG. IN ADDITION TO ALL THE EXCITING WORK OUTLINED ABOVE, WE REMAIN FAITHFULLY COMMITTED TO OUR "ACTS OF KINDNESS" INITIATIVES. IN OCTOBER, WE SPONSORED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE 2023 WOMEN MOVING FORWARD CONFERENCE AT THE MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN. SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN'S JUDGES AND COUNTLESS OTHER DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HAVE UNITED TO INTRODUCE CRITICAL RESOURCES AND OFFER THE GUIDANCE ESSENTIAL TO HELP EMPOWER WOMEN SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE BACK INTO SOCIETY. OUR PRISONS ARE MENTAL INSTITUTIONS, AND WE MUST ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES WITHIN. THIS YEAR WE EXTENDED OUR COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AT MONTGOMERY COLLEGE (MC), BASED IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND. MC IS CONTINUOUSLY RANKED AS ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST HIGHLY REGARDED COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND SERVES A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION. THE LUV U PROJECT ANNUALLY FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO CANDIDATES WHO MEET FINANCIAL NEED CRITERIA, HAVE AN ACTIVE GPA OF 2.5 OR HIGHER, AND HAVE AN ACTIVE INTEREST/INVOLVEMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - ALL VERIFIED BY INDEPENDENT COLLEGE OFFICIALS. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED IN MEMORY OF OUR GOOD FRIEND MITCHELL GREENBERG. WE REMAIN EXCITED AND EMPOWERED BY OUR ULEAD INITIATIVE. BUILDING ON OUR MISSION, ULEAD ENGAGES AND EMBRACES YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH TO OPEN NEW CHANNELS OF OPPORTUNITY. MEMBERSHIP TO ULEAD IS FREE FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, TYPICALLY UNDER 40, FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT BREAKING THE STIGMA SURROUNDING MENTAL HEALTH. THIS YEAR, THE ULEAD ADVISORY COUNCIL, EXPANDED ITS GIVING TUESDAY OUTREACH. ULEAD ALSO CONTINUED ITS BLOG SERIES-- POWERFUL PIECES THAT HELP TO DESTIGMATIZE AND SHARE STORIES THAT IT IS OK TO TALK ABOUT OUR MENTAL FEELINGS, STRESS, ETC. YOU CAN READ THESE SUBMISSIONS, AND WE WELCOME YOUR OWN THOUGHTS ON OUR WEBSITE. IN DECEMBER, WE BEGAN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE NATIONAL PRESS FOUNDATION REGARDING A NEW FELLOWSHIP INITIATIVE, SPONSORED BY THE LUV U PROJECT, FOCUSING EXCLUSIVELY ON WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH. THE GOAL IS TO ATTRACT AND SELECT A GROUP OF 15-20 JOURNALISTS AS FELLOWS, REPRESENTING A RANGE OF JOURNALISTIC EXPERIENCE, WITH THE LIKELIHOOD TO PRODUCE STORIES ON THE SPECIFIC SUBJECT BEING TRAINED. WE HAVE LONG BEEN INTERESTED IN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION OF AMERICANS REGARDING THE SPECTRUM OF MENTAL HEALTH, BREAKING DOWN STIGMAS, AND PROVIDING RESOURCES, AMONG MANY OTHER CRITICAL TOPICS.