Women working out to fight mental health problems

13. THANKS, AMY. TOM RIGHT NOW. 535 ACCORDING TO THE CDC, MENTAL ILLNESSES ARE AMONG THE MOST COMMON HEALTH CONDITIONS IN THE US AND HERE IN CENTRAL ALABAMA, WOMEN ARE COMING TOGETHER TO HELP OTHER WOMEN DEAL WITH THIS. WVTM 13 PATSY DOUGLAS LIVE IN LOCAL PATSY. WHAT IS THIS GROUP CALL. WELL, THESE GROUP OF WOMEN, THEY’RE AN ORGANIZATION CALLED FEMALES IN ACTION, AND YOU CAN ALREADY SEE THEY ARE OUT THIS MORNING WORKING OUT, OF COURSE, THEIR FOCUS RIGHT NOW IS MIND BODY, HEART, FIRE, SEEING A NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO ARE DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. IT’S A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION FOR A WHILE NOW. MANY OF THEM ARE MOTHERS, SISTERS, SINGLE WOMEN AND ELDERLY WHO ARE ALL GOING THROUGH THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT OBSTACLES. REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF FIRE BETH PHILLIPS SAYS THERE ARE PLENTY OF REASONS WHY THEY’RE SEEING WOMEN DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS THAN EVER BEFORE. I THINK WOMEN DO STRUGGLE MORE JUST BEING ABLE TO KEEP THE CONNECTIONS JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT LIFE LOOKS LIKE. SOMETIMES YOU KNOW, IF YOU DO HAVE KIDS, IF YOU’VE GOT THEIR ACTIVITIES, IF YOU’VE GOT A JOB, IF YOU’RE A STAY AT HOME MOM, LIFE JUST LOOKS DIFFERENT EVERY DAY. NOW, PHILLIPS SAYS THEY WANT TO BE AN OUTLET. RIGHT NOW. THE ORGANIZATION IS PROVIDING WORKOUT ACTIVITIES EACH AND EVERY WEEK. THEY ALSO COME TOGETHER FOR FAMILY DISCUSSION GROUPS AND WORKSHOPS TO HELP COMBAT THIS ISSUE. AND OF COURSE, HERE’S ANOTHER LOOK OF THOSE FEMALES IN ACTION THIS MORNING. OF COURSE, THEY’RE HERE AT LIBERTY PARK MIDDLE INVESTING HILLS. THEY ALSO HAVE LOCATIONS IN HOOVER, BIRMINGHAM, GARDENDALE, AND ALSO TRUSSVILLE. AGAIN, EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE WOMEN ARE COMMITTED TO BEATING MENTAL HEALTH. BACK TO YOU GUYS. HEY, THANK