Keys to Conflict Management
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Trauma-informed conflict management can help prevent conflict before it starts by shifting from a model that asks, “What is wrong with you?” to one that asks, “What happened to you?” Read here about how to implement a trauma-informed model in your home, workplace, or classroom, so that you can help keep people focused, and protected from distress.
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Recovery and Peer Support
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Peer support, which is grounded in supportive relationships with others who have had similar life experiences, is a vital component of recovery. Learn more about it in this article written by Diana Spore, Ph.D, who is a recovery consultant for MHRB and a former Board member.
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When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home
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Dr. Paula J. Caplan has visited us several times in the past to help promote her project, “Listen to a Veteran.” This project emerged from a book she published in 2011 titled
When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home: How All of Us Can Help Veterans.
The book won the Association of American Publishers Award for Best Psychology Book, the Independent Publisher Silver Award for Psychology, and the Independent Publisher Book-of-the-Month Award.
This is an important book that raises critical questions, as the description on Amazon indicates: “Why are those
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devastated by war or other military experiences called mentally ill? The standard treatment of therapy and drugs can actually be harmful, and huge numbers of suffering veterans from earlier eras demonstrate its inadequacy. Most of us are both war-illiterate and military-illiterate. Caplan proposes that we welcome veterans back into our communities and listen to their experiences, one-on-one. Beginning a long overdue national discussion about the realities of war and the military will help us bridge the dangerous chasms between veterans and nonveterans.”
When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home
has recently been released as an ebook as well as an audiobook, and for a limited time, it is available for just a few pennies at this link:
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This month we’re highlighting the "Who We Are & What We Do" section of the “Our Human Community Document.” MHRB of Ashland County is a branch of county government which oversees the planning, funding, and provision of public services for mental health and addiction recovery. These services help individuals and families in Ashland County address mental and emotional suffering and addiction to alcohol, tobacco, opiates/opioids, and other drugs. The Board works to ensure services are available for all individuals and families. Learn more about " Who We Are & What We Do" here:
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Mental Health Tip
September is the perfect time of year to get outside and enjoy the beautiful fall colors and fresh air—and being outside is a great way to help protect your mental health. Here are some
more tips
to help you boost your mental health this fall.
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Question, Persuade, Refer Training
Date:
By appointment
Be a part of the hundreds of Ashland County citizens already trained in the lifesaving approach of Question, Persuade, Refer. In 60-90 minutes, a QPR instructor will provide this innovative, practical, and proven suicide prevention training at no cost to any organization in Ashland County. Contact the Mental Health & Recovery Board at 419-281-3139 if your organization is interested in receiving this vital training. Suicide is everyone's business. More information can be found
here.
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3rd Annual Suicide Prevention & Awareness Walk
Date:
September 29
Time:
1:30-4 PM
Location:
Ashland University John C. Myers Convocation Center, 638 Jefferson Street, Ashland, OH
Help prevent suicide by joining us for this awareness walk. You can sign-up to walk, or volunteer to help at this event. Sign up before September 10 to receive a complimentary T-shirt. There is no registration fee. Please
register today
to walk, or just come on out to support this important event.
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Ashland County Fair
Date:
September 15-21
Location:
The Ashland County Fairgrounds, 2042 Claremont Ave., Ashland, OH
Stop by our booth at the fair to get information about what's happening at MHRB and in the community. More information can be found
here.
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Loudonville Street Fair
Date:
October 1-5
Location:
Downtown Loudonville, Ohio.
Stop by our booth at the fair to get information about what's happening at MHRB and in the community. Learn more about the event
here.
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The MHRB Annual Dinner
Date:
October 1
Time:
Registration begins at 5 PM; Dinner/Program begins at 5:30 PM
Speaker:
Lori Criss, Director, Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services
Location:
Ashland University John C. Myers Convocation Center, 638 Jefferson Street, Ashland
The newly appointed director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services will be providing the keynote address at the Mental Health and Recovery Board dinner on October 1. Director Criss was appointed to her post by Gov. Mike DeWine. In her role, Director Criss is responsible for coordinating and overseeing all of the publicly funded mental health and addiction services in Ohio. In addition, we will reflect on our accomplishments over the past year, present the Martha Jordan Beacon Award to an outstanding advocate and unveil a very special creation of one of our programs. Click below for more information or to register for the dinner.
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“The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.”
Carl Jung
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