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Join in a day of festivities and community engagement on April 5 from 12-4 pm as Ijams Nature Center, UTK Sources of Strength and Contact Care Line bring you 'Spring Into Hope,' a vibrant and uplifting mental health awareness festival! With the arrival of spring, we come together to spread messages of hope, resilience, and support for ourselves and each other. This festival is a space for healing, learning, and connecting with others who understand the challenges we face. The day will be filled with community resources, art, nature walks, breakout sessions, hands-on activities, and discussions, with the goal of breaking the stigma surrounding mental health and promote positive well-being for all. There will also be a listening lounge for those who need someone to talk to.
Event begins at 12pm on the plaza at Ijams
Community Resources include:
UTK Sources of Strength
Contact Care Line
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network
Knox County Health Department
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention TN
Black Students for Artistic Expression
Dragonfly Aerial Arts
A1LabArts
CREATive CommUNITY Cultural ARTS
Second Harvest
And more to be added!
BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
1:00-1:45pm
Finding Your Voice and How to Tell Your Story
Smoky Mountain Storytellers Association
2:00-2:45pm
Open Discussion: Youth/Young Adult and Mental Health
Scott Payne, Outreach and Support Manager at Contact Care Line
ACTIVITIES
Nature’s Reset (A short guided nature stroll featuring 1-2 minute easy mindfulness practices designed to help you bring more calm and clarity in your everyday life. ) Led by Bonnie Casamassima, Founder of Intuitive by Nature: 1:00pm, 1:30pm, 2:00pm (15-20 min sessions)
Slow Flow Yoga Sessions with Hope Irwin: 1:30pm and 2:30pm (30 min sessions)
Nature Walks with Ijams Naturalist: 1:00pm, 2:00pm, and 3:00pm
Circus Therapy with Dragonfly Aerial Arts: Noon-4pm
This is a free event but donations for this event are greatly appreciated and go to support Sources of Strength @ UTK to advance mental health awareness among college students, employees at the University of Tennessee, and the broader community by destigmatizing conversations around mental health through help-seeking behavior, fostering resilience, encouraging healthy coping mechanisms, and cultivating a sense of belonging within the community. Parking will also be free on this day at Ijams.
For more information, check out: https://www.ijams.org/event-details/special-event-spring-into-hope-2025-a-mental-health-awareness-festival
This event is sponsored by: Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network and Union Place Bar and Grill.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37920
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