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Fill out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/5K3RDGY\">Questionnaire<\/a> for better mental health.<\/p>\n<p>Adult psychiatric hospitalization is 22% higher, economic stress is 4% higher and self-reported \u201cgood mental health\u201d is 8% lower in Coney Island vs NYC.<\/p>\n<p>SCDC will concentrate in the Coney Island area, but they will make the information available to all areas of Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15368\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Questionnaire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To find out how you can partner with SCDC to have mental illness awareness information available for members of your Brooklyn community email <a href=\"mailto:grantwritersamuel@gmail.com\">grantwritersamuel@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NYC Civic Engagement Commission and the Young Men\u2019s Initiative has awarded a grant to Southern Community Development (SCDC) for mental illness awareness. 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