Red Cross Offers Free Mental Health Program to Belmont Residents

Coinciding with the 22nd anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake, the Bay Area Red Cross will offer a new four-hour mental health program to Belmont residents.

The program, called Neighbor to Neighbor, will be held in cooperation with the Belmont police and fire departments on Oct. 17 from 12-4 p.m. at the Twin Pines Senior & Community Center, 20 Twin Pines Lane. The program is free and open to the pubic.

The program is designed to give residents the tools to help themselves and their neighbors with the effects of a crisis or disaster. 

Neighbor to Neighbor is designed to teach residents how to cope with life’s everyday stressors, how to recognize those same stress factors in neighbors and loved ones and how to lend support.

The program is part of the Red Cross’ on-going efforts to link residents with community resources.  It also contains specific elements on how to help people recognize stress in children and provides information on ways adults can help children cope.

The Red Cross has been developing the course for the past several months and it was first launched in the Gulf region. 

“This mental health course builds on assistance that Red Cross has been providing for a long time” said .

To register for this course, go to the front desk at the Twin Pines Senior & Community Center or call 595-7444.