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Melissa's Project "Give Where You Live" Campaign

Please join Melissa's Project as we kick off our 36 hour campaign "Give Where You Live".   2001 we were introduced to Melissa, a popular, pretty and

intelligent 19 year old girl who had begun to exhibit the onset of serious

mental illness. She had been hospitalized 9 times that year from Hartford Ct to

Harrisburg PA. We met her after she was severely assaulted behind the library

in Waterbury. Soon a total of 15 like individuals would join Melissa in our

initial cohort. 
Now in2013 we now serve 250 individuals and their families


offering care coordination to ensure better collaboration and communication


among care providers. Our program demonstrates dramatic and significant


reduction in recidivism rates to state and local hospitals, EDs, arrests and


incarceration, overall improving quality of life of our clients and reducing


trauma associated with mental health issues.



We are embarking upon a campaign to obtain annualized funds


which would enable us to serve 50 more individuals, which will make our


expansion statewide. With this expansion comes educational events which raise


awareness of issues related to mental illness and teach others best practices


to be able to replicate the work we have pioneered.







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