Hundreds turn out for Cicero Health Department Mental Health event 

Cicero Health Department Hosts Mental Health workshop event for residents. Thursday Oct. 19, 2023
Cicero Health Department Hosts Mental Health workshop event for residents. Thursday Oct. 19, 2023

Hundreds turn out for Cicero Health Department Mental Health event 

Hundreds of Cicero residents enjoyed a relaxing and informative day at Cicero’s First Annual Mental Health Event. On Thursday, October 19 the Cicero Health Department along with the support of President Larry Dominick hosted a life improvement event.

For the entire day the Cicero Community Center transformed into a stress-free zone. In the morning there was a mental health information session presented by Dr. Daniel Corredor and Dr. Katherine Skurski.

Residents were able to take advantage of learning how to take care of themselves through all the different workshops and activities. Some of the therapies being offered were Reiki, Sound, Art and yoga.

“We brought these services and therapies to the community center to our mental health event so that residents can enjoy and take some time off and take advantage of the therapies that are being offered,” said Cicero Health Department Director Laura Rubio.

Cicero Health Department Hosts Mental Health workshop event for residents. Thursday Oct. 19, 2023
Cicero Health Department Hosts Mental Health workshop event for residents. Thursday Oct. 19, 2023

 

“Residents can have this relaxing time, soothing time and kind of forget about your everyday. Everyone is always on the go that we all need some time to relax”.

Director Rubio also wants to remind all of our residents to just remember to take care of themselves.

The Director of Health Management for the Cicero Health Department Vanessa Parrish brought this event to life.

“It’s really important for us this year to especially focus on mental health because of significantly what’s happened over the last couple of years,” said Director Parrish.

Cicero Health Department Hosts Mental Health workshop event for residents. Thursday Oct. 19, 2023
Cicero Health Department Hosts Mental Health workshop event for residents. Thursday Oct. 19, 2023

“We would like to bring forth more information to educate on and then be able to prove and show the different aspects of mental health no just what’s generally assumed about mental health”.

Director Parrish also mentioned this event will be hosted in the future in May since it is the Mental Health Awareness Month.

The Town of Cicero would like to welcome the Cicero Health Departments newest member, the new Medical Director Dr. Katherine Skurski.

Cicero Health Department Hosts Mental Health workshop event for residents. Thursday Oct. 19, 2023

“It’s really important that we open up mental health to the community and educate people on what is considered a mental health condition,” said Director Dr. Skurski.

“Mental Health is oftentimes stigmatized as something that we shouldn’t talk about. It’s really important to understand that in the community now we have so many resources through the Town of Cicero”.

The services provided for residents were aimed at easing their stress and to learn new coping mechanisms added Director Dr. Skurski.

We hope our beautiful Cicero residents were able to enjoy a day of relaxation. Thank you to all the amazing guests who taught our residents how to better care for themselves.

Cicero Health Department Hosts Mental Health workshop event for residents. Thursday Oct. 19, 2023

Cientos de residentes de Cicero disfrutaron de un día relajante e informativo en el Primer Evento Anual de Salud Mental de Cicero. El jueves 19 de octubre, el Departamento de Salud de Cicero, con el apoyo del Presidente Larry Dominick, organizó un evento de mejora de la vida.

Durante todo el día, el Centro Comunitario de Cicero se convirtió en una zona libre de estrés. Por la mañana, se llevó a cabo una sesión informativa sobre la salud mental presentada por el Dr. Daniel Corredor y la Dra. Katherine Skurski.

Los residentes pudieron aprovechar la oportunidad de aprender a cuidarse a través de diferentes talleres y actividades. Algunas de las terapias ofrecidas fueron Reiki, Sonido, Arte y yoga.

“Trajimos estos servicios y terapias al centro comunitario para nuestro evento de salud mental, para que los residentes puedan disfrutar y tomarse un tiempo para aprovechar las terapias que se ofrecen”, dijo la Directora del Departamento de Salud de Cicero, Laura Rubio.

“Los residentes pueden tener un tiempo de relajación, un tiempo tranquilizante y olvidarse un poco de su rutina diaria. Siempre estamos ocupados y todos necesitamos un tiempo para relajarnos”.

La Directora Rubio también quiere recordar a todos nuestros residentes que recuerden cuidar de sí mismos.

La Directora de Gestión de Salud del Departamento de Salud de Cicero, Vanessa Parrish, dio vida a este evento.

“Es realmente importante para nosotros este año centrarnos especialmente en la salud mental debido a lo que ha sucedido en los últimos años”, dijo la Directora Parrish.

“Nos gustaría brindar más información para educar y luego poder demostrar y mostrar los diferentes aspectos de la salud mental, no solo lo que generalmente se asume sobre la salud mental”.

La Directora Parrish también mencionó que este evento se llevará a cabo en mayo en el futuro, ya que es el Mes de Concienciación sobre la Salud Mental.

El Municipio de Cicero desea dar la bienvenida al nuevo miembro del Departamento de Salud de Cicero, la nueva Directora Médica, la Dra. Katherine Skurski.

“Es muy importante que abramos la salud mental a la comunidad y eduquemos a las personas sobre lo que se considera una afección de salud mental”, dijo la Directora Dra. Skurski.

“La salud mental a menudo se estigmatiza como algo de lo que no debemos hablar. Es realmente importante entender que en la comunidad ahora tenemos muchos recursos a través del Municipio de Cicero”.

Los servicios proporcionados a los residentes tenían como objetivo aliviar su estrés y aprender nuevas formas de afrontamiento, agregó la Directora Dra. Skurski.

Esperamos que nuestros hermosos residentes de Cicero hayan podido disfrutar de un día de relajación. Agradecemos a todos los invitados increíbles que enseñaron a nuestros residentes cómo cuidar mejor de sí mismos.