Health & wellness
BY CONNOR PITTMAN
Health & Wellness Edition 2025
Readers, welcome to your annual CI Health & Wellness Edition! This brand new guide features the latest updates and resources on health and wellness in your community. All of the stories were written by our team of local journalists. In this year’s edition, learn more about Lewisville’s investments in parks and trails, including an e ort to plant over 2,000 trees in the city in 2025. Also, if physical tness is a New Year’s resolution, check out area martial arts studios, which o er a variety of classes including boxing, taekwondo and jiu-jitsu.
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Read more about where to practice boxing, jiu-jitsu and more in Lewisville, Coppell (Page 12)
Learn about Lewisville’s initiative to have parks within 10 minutes of all residents (Page 14)
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County program links residents to mental health providers
Denton County Public Health’s Links program, which aims to reduce barriers for Denton County residents to access mental health providers and is free for residents, engaged with over 400 individ- uals in 2024. The Denton County program launched in August 2023 in response to a United Way of Denton County survey, which found that 20% of Denton County residents experienced a mental health crisis, Healthcare Program Access Coordinator Isabel Rodriguez said. How it works Individuals can reach out to a mental health navigator during normal business hours Monday through Friday, or online any time, Rodriguez said. Navigators connect with individuals to gure out what services or referrals are needed, but the program is not a crisis helpline. Mental Health Navigator Rachel Herrera said care navigators ask about potential barriers, such
as a lack of insurance or nancial constraints, when seeking care. Rodriguez said that the program is con dential, unless reporting is required by law, such as in the case of child or elder abuse. The program is available in both English and Spanish. “I work a lot with our Spanish-speaking commu- nity members, and I understand the stigma that comes with mental health,” said Mental Health Navigator April Hernandez. Zooming in Once a referral is made, care navigators will reconnect with referred individuals about two weeks after the initial call to ensure that they were able to connect with a mental healthcare provider. Herrera said another follow-up takes place about three months after the fact to check in on referrals. “We are having really good feedback from the people reaching out, because they’re saying that their well being has improved,” Herrera said.
The number of new help seekers and client engagements has grown signi cantly since the program began in August 2023. Program engagements
467
New callers
Client engagements
243
104
58
2023
2024
Years
SOURCE: DENTON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY IMPACT
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