Page 4 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, April 9, 2021 Malden organizations partner to set up vaccine clinics for older adults G reat community collaboration recently took place in Malden to help older adults receive their COVID-19 vaccines. The Malden Housing Authority (MHA) and the Malden Board of Health (BOH) offered vaccine clinics at Malden Housing elder buildings, including 577 Pleasant St., 89 Pearl St., Forestdale, 630 Salem St. and Suff olk Manor. Residents from 120 Mountain Ave. were transported to 630 Salem St. so they could also participate. Second-dose clinics are in the planning stages right now. Any resident who received their first vaccine at one of the clinics is eligible to receive dose number two at or close to home! Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) Resident Services Coordinators, who work at the elder buildings, helped to make sure all residents in the buildings would have an opportunity to be vaccinated. The MVES staff worked to preregister folks and J& $45 yd. S LANDSCAPE & MASONRY CO. MULCH SALE! Discount Spring Special PICK-UP or DELIVERY AVAILABLE 617-389-1490 Premium Hemlock or Pitch Black BELOW WHOLESALE COSTS LANDSCAPERS WELCOME $4 yd. $40 yd. $3 yd. Jun You Huang, a resident of 577 Pleasant St., and his son/ caregiver Hu Huang stood with a cardboard cutout of Dr. Anthony Fauci after Jun received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo Courtesy of Mystic Valley Elder Services) were in contact with the MHA and the BOH around planning and coordinating the event. It was a great illustration of community partners working together for the betterment of our seniors. Maldonian speaks about experience with Doc Wayne Youth Services By Tara Vocino B eth Caronna of Malden is using exercise to cope with mental health struggles. Caronna began as a client at Doc Wayne Youth Services then became an intern while attending Lesley University. She is now on staff as Champions Network Facilitator. In that role, she delivers training sessions for coaches, clinicians and educators across the country who want to learn more about the Doc Wayne model of trauma-informed care and sport-based therapy. Doc Wayne helps at-risk youths with mental health, trauma and/or domestic/ community violence challenges through fusing sport and therapy. She shares some advice for teenagers dealing with these struggles. “I would constantly tell myself when I was younger, and even now, that ‘everything happens for a reason,’” Caronna said. “With this mantra, I hope for people to invest in themselves, to ask for help and to try and make connections with their coaches, mental health care providers, or whoever they see as a good support system.” It wasn’t an easy road. Caronna said she had a hard time doing this at fi rst, but as she came full circle, she realized that some of her best allies and supporters have been coaches and mental health workers. She has struggled with anxiety throughout her entire life. “This is something that I am still working at,” Caronna said. “Some of my anxiety stems from my trauma; when I was young a close family member/caregiver suddenly passed away, which caused a ripple eff ect throughBeth Caronna, of Malden, was recently hired as a Champions Network Facilitator at Doc Wayne Youth Services after interning and attending there. (Photo Courtesy of Kolin Perry) out my life and mental health.” At the age of 15, Caronna was placed into a therapeutic residential school, the Walden Street School, which is a part of Justice Resource Institute (JRI). At that time, multiple diff erent JRI residential schools and Doc Wayne staff worked together to meet weekly to check in, participate in sports and work on skills. Throughout these weekly meetings, Doc Wayne worked with the students by using their sportsbased group therapy model. “I look back at this time as a pivotal point in my care and mental health plan; to be able to recognize sport as a therapy and a coping skill has continued to help me throughout my adult life,” Caronna said, noting that Doc Wayne is now a separate nonprofi t organization. In addition to her work at Doc Wayne, Caronna is a public speaker on mental health, perseverance and the remarkable benefi ts of sports-based therapy. A sports enthusiast, she runs marathons and climbs mountains in New Hampshire. USA Spring Cleanouts Lawn and Yard Care It’s Time For * Cutting, Weeding * Mulching, Trimming * Bushes, Shrubs and More! Lawn Cut 25 From $ 781-521-9927 Call
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