The central framework featured in an upcoming documentary about combating loneliness, depression, and anxiety is now on the minds of the Naperville mayor’s mental health team.

The framework is known as “CLAP,” and it stands for connection, learning, altruistic giving and play. These strategies are included as the antidote to a mental health crisis that has been building throughout the past 15 years, according to the forthcoming documentary “Coming Alive: Reimagining Mental Health.”

With an increase in isolating technologies, dopamine-dumping devices and narratives of doom since about 2010, the documentary’s creator Alex Banayan says it’s no wonder so many are facing mental health challenges and looking to heal. The film focuses on the potential for free and accessible-to-all actions to

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