Mental Health Awareness Month and National Women’s Health Month kick off
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[{'start': '2.399', 'end': '5.759', 'text': 'Well, today marks the beginning of'}, {'start': '4.160', 'end': '7.440', 'text': 'mental health awareness month, an'}, {'start': '5.759', 'end': '9.920', 'text': 'essential part of our well-being that'}, {'start': '7.440', 'end': '11.840', 'text': 'often goes ignored. 6 News reporter'}, {'start': '9.920', 'end': '13.920', 'text': 'Sydney Walker spoke with central Texas'}, {'start': '11.840', 'end': '16.480', 'text': 'organizations ready to help those in'}, {'start': '13.920', 'end': '18.240', 'text': 'need. Sydney, behind closed doors, many'}, {'start': '16.480', 'end': '20.320', 'text': 'struggle silently with mental health'}, {'start': '18.240', 'end': '22.080', 'text': 'challenges, but places like the Sunrise'}, {'start': '20.320', 'end': '24.080', 'text': 'Center at Feed My Sheep and Temple are'}, {'start': '22.080', 'end': '25.840', 'text': 'here to shine a light in the darkness.'}, {'start': '24.080', 'end': '28.000', 'text': 'The Sunrise Center does everything from'}, {'start': '25.840', 'end': '29.840', 'text': 'helping Central Texans find shelter,'}, {'start': '28.000', 'end': '31.679', 'text': 'attend rehab, or even improve their'}, {'start': '29.840', 'end': '33.920', 'text': 'overall well-being. During the week,'}, {'start': '31.679', 'end': '35.680', 'text': 'they offer various classes and groups on'}, {'start': '33.920', 'end': '38.320', 'text': 'everything from creative writing to'}, {'start': '35.680', 'end': '40.320', 'text': 'celebrating recovery to generic and free'}, {'start': '38.320', 'end': '42.079', 'text': "counseling. They're not only celebrating"}, {'start': '40.320', 'end': '44.160', 'text': 'mental health awareness month, but'}, {'start': '42.079', 'end': '45.920', 'text': "National Women's Health Month as well."}, {'start': '44.160', 'end': '47.680', 'text': 'They encourage anyone struggling with'}, {'start': '45.920', 'end': '51.520', 'text': 'mental health, especially women, to'}, {'start': '47.680', 'end': '53.039', 'text': 'reach out. Interna biome speaks from'}, {'start': '51.520', 'end': '55.760', 'text': 'experience.'}, {'start': '53.039', 'end': '58.559', 'text': 'What I would say is if you are'}, {'start': '55.760', 'end': '60.960', 'text': 'experiencing any kind of mental abuse,'}, {'start': '58.559', 'end': '63.080', 'text': 'physical abuse, emotional abuse, reach'}, {'start': '60.960', 'end': '66.320', 'text': "out and ask for help. Don't stay in your"}, {'start': '63.080', 'end': '68.960', 'text': 'situation. Um, you can come here to the'}, {'start': '66.320', 'end': '70.560', 'text': 'Sunrise Center. Myself or Miss K can'}, {'start': '68.960', 'end': '72.040', 'text': 'help you. We can support you. We can'}, {'start': '70.560', 'end': '74.799', 'text': 'find you a way'}, {'start': '72.040', 'end': '77.520', 'text': 'out. Um, it took me a long time to get'}, {'start': '74.799', 'end': '79.360', 'text': 'out of my situation, but I got out.'}, {'start': '77.520', 'end': '81.040', 'text': 'Mental health issues can affect women'}, {'start': '79.360', 'end': '82.799', 'text': 'differently than men. Some signs of'}, {'start': '81.040', 'end': '84.799', 'text': "mental health challenges don't show up"}, {'start': '82.799', 'end': '87.439', 'text': 'until later in life and can cause'}, {'start': '84.799', 'end': '89.200', 'text': 'disruption to an established life. I'}, {'start': '87.439', 'end': '91.280', 'text': 'also spoke with the Temple Area National'}, {'start': '89.200', 'end': '92.880', 'text': 'Alliance on Mental Illness or NAMI about'}, {'start': '91.280', 'end': '94.320', 'text': 'the importance of mental health and'}, {'start': '92.880', 'end': '96.400', 'text': "women's health. We'll have more from"}, {'start': '94.320', 'end': '98.079', 'text': 'NAMI in the Sunrise Center at 10:00. And'}, {'start': '96.400', 'end': '100.720', 'text': 'if you or someone you know needs'}, {'start': '98.079', 'end': '103.920', 'text': 'support, 988, a mental health crisis'}, {'start': '100.720', 'end': '105.840', 'text': 'hotline remains available 24/7. Very'}, {'start': '103.920', 'end': '108.079', 'text': 'important information, Sydney. Thanks so'}, {'start': '105.840', 'end': '108.079', 'text': 'much.'}]