Hi team VRG!

I don't post on this website much but I've been joining the meetups for a few weeks now and I've met a lot of really cool people! I've noticed though that there seems to be a pretty big elephant in the room about unaddressed mental health concerns in the community. I know it can be kind of awkward to talk about at first, but myself and millions of other people can attest to how important it is to get these things professionally treated. I know so many people who were really struggling but have fought their way to become healthy members of society through therapy and SSRIs. 

I was thinking we could have an event where we would invite a licensed professional to come and talk to the community, and hopefully get some preliminary diagnoses for people. Getting these important conversations started in a fun, stress-free environment would be a big first step for a lot of people. I was thinking we could use the collective effort of the VRG community to crowdfund a professional visit - I've helped arrange similar things before in other communities, and I bet we could find someone willing to come by for a really good rate, since people will probably need follow-up sessions. 

Again - absolutely no stigma or judgement - everyone just wants to get you the help you need. :) Shoot me a reply if you have any feedback or you're interested in pitching in to help get this thing done!