Many celebrities across the globe are pitching in to help people. Some are taking up campings to contribute and collect funds while others are raising awareness and tips. Emma Stone, the La La Land actress, is doing her bit. Recently she shared her thoughts about how this difficult time can affect one's Mental health. In a video, she informed how May is Mental Health Awareness month. She talked about the Child Mind Institute's #WeThriveInside campaign. It is camping that offers online help and telephone services to those wanting to vent.
She said, "Many of us are dealing with isolation, anxiety, and uncertainty during this COVID-19 crisis, and this includes the 17 million kids and teens in America that's one in five who have a mental health disorder. We're inviting you to be part of our team,"
The institute will provide self-shot videos of people sharing their own stories of how to deal with mental health. It will also offer families and children with resources related to COVID-19 in terms of keeping one's calm.
As a board member of the said initiative, Emma Stone shared her own tactics to deal with anxiety. She said "What I do is just write down anything that I'm worried about. I just write and write and write and I don't think about it and I don't read it back." She continued, "I find it's really, really helpful for me to get it all out on paper. I hope you're staying safe, you're staying strong and healthy and I'm sending you lots of love," she said.
Celebrities from Hollywood like "Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Andrew Garfield, Octavia Spencer, Zoey Deutch, Nicole Scherzinger, Sarah Michelle Gellar" are part of the organization. Donations are coming up in numbers, one donation amounted up to USD 150,000.
