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The city has announced it is dismantling Touchstone Plaza at Peavey Park due to deterioration and safety concerns. Also known as “The Thrones,” the Phillips landmark sits at the northeast corner of the park, at the intersection of Franklin and Chicago. The sculptures were the product of a multi-year collaboration between the late artist Rafala Green, community members, and more than 80 local youth employed by the project in the 1990s. “Thrones” is a reference to a poem by Louis Alemayehu mounted on a plaque near the entrance.
As a goodbye, the alley is featuring photos of each of the Plaza’s sculptural elements every month through June.
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The Link Between Financial Stress and Mental Health
By AMANDA THEISEN , Communications Manager for Sunrise Banks.
Financial stress can come in many ways — unexpected car repairs, a job loss, foreclosure or a life-changing illness. Regardless of your current financial status, a sudden strain on your finances can have long-term impacts on both your physical and mental health.
With Mental Health Awareness Month in May, this is a good opportunity to look at how financial strain can affect your health and the steps you can take to address both the symptoms and the root causes.
What is Financial Strain?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, financial strain happens when a person or family’s spending (both discretionary and nondiscretionary) starts to exceed their income to a degree that psychologically threatens their relationships and self-esteem. It can refer to your current well-being or look further into your future. Unlike poverty, which objectively measures a person’s lack of basic needs, people at all income levels can experience financial strain.
Finances consistently rank among the top stressors for many Americans. In the American Psychological Association’s “Stress in America 2022” report, about two thirds (66%) of those surveyed said money was a significant source of stress.
Physical and Mental Links
Financial stress has the potential to impact both your own health and quality of life, and those around you, as well.… Read the rest “The Link Between Financial Stress and Mental Health”
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