Mobile mental health and wellness pop-ups
Resident proposes free rotating pop-ups in parks, BCYF centers and housing complexes offering therapy, healing circles and peer counseling to overcome stigma, cost and mistrust barriers.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Mobile Mental Health & Wellness Pop-Ups Category: Health & Well-being Free, rotating mental health pop-ups in parks, BCYF centers, and housing complexes offering therapy sessions, stress relief activities, healing circles, and peer counseling.
Who it helps and why
Many communities face barriers to mental health care due to stigma, cost, or mistrust of institutions. This project brings free, culturally relevant mental health support directly into neighborhoods, using trusted spaces and diverse facilitators to ensure everyone can access healing, connection, and emotional well-being without judgment.
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 21, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Education, Youth & Families
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Mental health & substance use from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
2026–27 (29 matching)
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2024–25 (52 matching)
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- Youth drug use prevention programResident asks for a youth program to prevent drug use that is accessible to low-income communities.2024–25City-wideSubmitted in Spanish