Mapping the Online Educational Mental Health Resources Connected with Start Here Counseling & Consulting, PLLC

By Christine Murray

As someone who has always been super passionate about bridging gaps between research and practice–particularly related to mental health, abuse recovery, and healthy relationships–I've been grateful to be part of developing online educational resources with this focus. This has been a focus of my career in higher education, and it’s something I plan to continue as I retire from academia and move fully into working in the Start Here Counseling & Consulting, PLLC, practice later this year. 

To help make it as easy as possible for people to navigate the resources connected with Start Here, below I’ll share a glimpse into the four main platforms: Start Here social media, The Source for Survivors, the See the Triumph Campaign, and the Healthy Relationships Initiative. For each one, I’ll offer some background on the initiative, what you can expect to find there, and how to get connected.

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Start Here Social Media: The Start Here Counseling & Consulting, PLLC, website primarily focuses on updates and information about my counseling and consulting practice and services. The Start Here Facebook and Instagram platforms (@start.hereandnow on both sites) will be more outreach focused. Facebook and Instagram outreach will have an emphasis on offering information, inspiration, and engaging content about the mental health and relational aspects of starting new chapters in life, such as embarking on a healing journey from past abuse, starting to seek counseling, beginning a new chapter in life, or even launching a new project at work. If you’re more interested in updates about the consulting side of this practice, I invite you to connect with me on LinkedIn.

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The Source for Survivors: The Source for Survivors is my newest initiative, and it holds personal and professional significance for me because it blends my personal experience as a survivor with lessons I’ve learned through my professional work focusing on supporting survivors of abuse. The Source for Survivors offers practical tools and a framework for long-term healing, including the Pathways for Supporting Survivors model. Visit the Source for Survivors website and connect on Facebook and Instagram (@sourceforsurvivors) for more information and resources.

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See the Triumph Campaign: Co-founded with Dr. Allison Crowe, the See the Triumph Campaign grew out of a series of research studies with many survivors of past abuse. Our focus is on overcoming stigma, sharing survivors’ stories and messages for other survivors, and providing supportive resources. Explore inspirational messages, blog topics, and more on our website (be sure to check out the See the Triumph Collections section for easy navigation of many of our resources), and follow us on Facebook (@seethetriumph) and Instagram (@triumphoverabuse) for ongoing campaigns and insights.

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Healthy Relationships Initiative (HRI): A collaborative effort between the Phillips Foundation and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, HRI aims to promote happy, healthy, safe relationships of all kinds. Our website and social media platforms, especially Facebook and Instagram, offer valuable resources like the HRI Healthy Relationship Toolkits. Stay tuned for an HRI website refresh this summer to access updated content and tools!

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In addition to these four platforms, I've been involved in various programs and initiatives throughout my career, and I’ll spotlight some of those from time to time across different platforms. I welcome your feedback and suggestions for enhancing our offerings across any of these resources! Thank you for joining me on this journey, and I look forward to continuing to build and share impactful resources through Start Here Counseling & Consulting, PLLC and beyond.