Bridging the Gap to Mental Health: You Don’t Have to Fight Alone

Name: Bridging the Gap to Mental Health: You Don’t Have to Fight Alone
Start: 2026-11-07T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-11-07T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Portsmouth Professional Firefighters & Paramedics IAFF Local 539

Sat Nov 07 2026 at 10:00 am to 02:00 pm UTC-05:00

Portsmouth Professional Firefighters & Paramedics IAFF Local 539 | Portsmouth

Publisher/HostAlasha Bennett

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$Bridging the Gap to Mental Health: You Don\u2019t Have to Fight Alone$

We’re bringing the community back together for a powerful day focused on mental wellness, education, healing, and connection with volume 2
About this Event

Mental health struggles often happen silently.
Behind the smiles, the routines, the responsibilities, and the strong faces… many people are carrying battles no one else can see.

That’s why we created Bridging the Gap to Mental Health — a community-centered wellness experience designed to bring people together through conversation, connection, education, and support.

After an impactful Volume I, we’re returning for Volume II with a powerful new theme:

You Don’t Have to Fight Alone

This experience will focus on resilience, healing, emotional wellness, and the importance of community support. Through speakers, wellness resources, open conversations, and interactive experiences, we aim to create a safe and welcoming environment where people feel seen, heard, and encouraged.

Whether you are:

personally navigating mental health challenges,
supporting someone you love,
seeking resources,
interested in wellness,
or simply looking to be part of a meaningful community experience…

this event is for you.

This is more than a fair.
It’s a reminder that healing is not something we have to face alone.

Bridging the Gap to Mental Health is a community-centered mental health fair presented by Mingle In 757 and designed to shift perspectives, reduce stigma, and connect people to real, accessible resources that support the mind, body, and spirit.

Our goal is simple: Normalize the conversation. Strengthen the community. Bridge the gap.

GET INVOLVED

We’re currently welcoming volunteers, wellness vendors, mental health professionals, healthy food vendors, and community partners to participate.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Sponsorships help us provide resource bags, wellness services, and free community access to this event while also spotlighting businesses that support mental health awareness.

If you have questions about a sponsorship opportunity that you do not see, we are happy to work with your business or organization. Contact the organizer by sending an email. We look forward to working with you.