Greetings!
I wish you and yours health, safety and comfort during this difficult time. As we planned content for our spring newsletter, it all fell away, replaced with helpful information to be used now to navigate our
new normal
of living day to day in a pandemic.
For now, our role is to stand ready to help anyone in need of mental health support. Please take a few minutes to see what could be useful to you, your friends and family.
Together we are stronger,
Brenda Hayward
Executive Director
Child & Family Guidance Center of Texoma
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Child & Family Guidance Center
804 E. Pecan Grove Rd.
Sherman, TX 75090
903-893-7768
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Serving Our Community During the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The health, safety and well-being of our clients and staff are our highest priority. We are doing everything possible at this time with the information presently known to us to address and mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) at the Child and Family Guidance Center of Texoma.
To increase public safety, the Child & Family Guidance Center of Texoma suspended in-person services at the center as of March 17, 2020. Existing and new clients are being provided treatment through telehealth. Telehealth is an easy, convenient way to receive services especially during these difficult times. Our staff is communicating with the public via email, phone and online telehealth.
Free counseling services are being provided to uninsured existing clients and new clients at least through May. In addition, CFGC has launched a new Free TeleSupport program, where anyone in need can connect to a licensed therapist quickly for brief, confidential and compassionate support via phone call or video chat. To learn more or to request a TeleSupport appointment,
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Telehealth Sessions Prove to be Valuable Tool for Texoma Teen
Sara* is a 14-year-old teen whose parents have been incarcerated due to frequent drug use. As a result of their incarceration, Sara has been residing with other family members. In today’s society, being a teen comes with unimaginable struggles and uncertainty, but Sara has the added stress of being uprooted from her home during this influential time in her life. Sara came to the Child & Family Guidance Center because she recognized that she needed extra support and guidance during this challenging time.
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Support at Your Fingertips
Click here
to learn about the top 25 mental health apps. These reasonably-priced, or most often free, mental health apps offer a wealth of resources that make therapeutic techniques more accessible, portable, and cost-effective. While ideally these new digital tools would be used as a supplementary treatment to traditional therapy, for those who aren’t able to access the support of a mental health practitioner, mental health apps offer valuable support and guidance.
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Child and Family Guidance Center of Texoma Awarded $10,000 from Diamond Insurance Group, Inc. through Liberty Mutual® and Safeco Insurance® Make More Happen™ Awards
CFGC extends sincere appreciation to Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance for awarding Stacy Rake from Diamond Insurance Group, Inc. the Make More Happen Award. During this time of challenge and uncertainty, Liberty Mutual and Safeco recognized the urgent need of these funds and released them immediately to CFGC for use.
This gift of $10,000 is extremely appreciated during this unprecedented time and will help provide free services to existing uninsured clients and for newly uninsured clients due to job loss caused by the pandemic.
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Helping Your Children Survive the 'New Norm'
By: Dr. Jeannine Hatt
Special to the Herald Democrat
We are all, by now, feeling the impact of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on our daily lives, which can lead to stress and anxiety. As adults, we are dealing with the disruption that COVID-19 is causing in our workplaces, our routines and the potential threat to our finances. However, this is an important time to remember that our children also struggle with the stress and anxiety of this ‘new norm’.
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Pulling Together: Helping Families in Texoma
By: Lindsey Hughes, LPC-Intern
Special to the Herald Democrat
About two weeks ago I saw a joke being passed around on the internet which said, “I feel like the world has sent us all to our rooms to think about what we’ve done.” As someone who spent a considerable amount of my teen years being grounded, it feels all too real. As I read recent news reports of crystal-clear waterways in Italy and a sharp decrease in air pollution across the world, I am filled with hope for a new, brighter beginning ahead.
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To all our friends and supporters...
We see you.
We love you.
We thank you.
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Happy Thoughts
What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
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