*“Wake Up to Healing Arts: Using Performance and Media for Direction, Hope, Health, and Total Well-being”* It’s holiday season. Generally, incidents of individuals being challenged by mental health issues increases among those experiencing many of life’s circumstances, especially depression due to loss, loss of health, family, jobs, finances, relationships, which can manifest through domestic violence, alcohol substance abuse and more. *Examples of Mental Health Community ** Organizations* Below is a partial list of of Mental Health organizations which provide no-cost or low-cost mental health services If you or someone you know is feeling loss due to a variety of reasons, such as depression experience due to loss of life circumstances, including loss of income/finances; health; jobs; family; physical health, contact the organization which could offer help in addressing and solving the problems. There are many low-and no-cost community resources which would be helpful. Examples of mental health community organizations: Suicide Hotline; 211-United Way; NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness); Alcohol Hotline; Domestic Violence Hotline; Hospice of the Western Reserve, to name a few. Go to WUAL.org for more listings, phone numbers, description of services and more details. See "Healing Arts" videos on mental health.. This community service message is a component of the “Healing Arts” project funded by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and Ohio Arts Council. Sue Johnson, SAG/AFTRA Director, Wake Up And Live's Actors Studio (WUAL) Producer, "Wake Up And Live With the Arts" wualstudio@gmail.com www.wualstudio.org Judy Allen Excellence Zone Mktg, CEO jallen3778@gmail.com www.zoneexcel.com