February 27, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Goldie Bachman Luftig Building
5150 Golf Rd., Skokie, IL
February 27, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
This free presentation will focus on the core tools, processes, and resources of effective advance care planning programs.
March 4, 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Olive-Harvey College
10001 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago
The Kennedy Forum will provide training to the community on how to identify signs & symptoms of mental illness, understand recovery and treatment, and how to help during a mental health crisis.
March 5, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Kroc Center Chicago
250 W. 119th Street, Chicago
Gather with community-based organizations, city agencies, social service professionals and health care institutions for a summit exploring strategies and approaches that communities and multi-sector partners are using to prevent violence, promote recovery and build resilience.
March 5, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Greater Englewood Community Development Corporation
815 W. 63rd Street, Chicago
The Kennedy Forum will provide training to the community on how to identify signs & symptoms of mental illness, understand recovery and treatment, and how to help during a mental health crisis.
March 12, 6:00 p.m.
Marriott Suites Deerfield
2 Parkway North, Deerfield, IL
Learn from a panel of experts about hereditary cancers in the Jewish community and gain tools to talk to your family and your healthcare providers about this important topic.
March 13-14
Westside Community Triage & Wellness Center
4133 W. Madison Street, Chicago.
This two-day workshop, developed by the Sidran Institute, equips faith leaders (clergy and lay) to build trauma responsive congregations.
March 19-20, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
JLM Center, 2622 Jackson Blvd., Chicago
These two days of meetings are to generate, heal and look at the whole child; providing wrap-around services that strengthen families. In addition, we want to provide knowledge focused on assisting kinship caregivers in learning about finding/using programs and services to meet the needs of the children they are raising and their own needs.
March 20, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Villa Guadalupe Senior Building
3201 E. 91st Street, Chicago
This training is designed to help participants better understand mental illnesses and how to identify and respond to the signs of mental health issues.
March 27-29
American Islamic College
640 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago
The three-day 12th Annual Muslim Mental Health Conference by the Michigan State University Department of Psychiatry brings together scholars, faith leaders, healthcare providers and researchers to examine topics related to mental health across the Muslim community.
March 31, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
4747 Lincoln Mall Drive, Matteson, IL
The mental health cluster meeting for the South Suburban Area will include dinner, dialogue and action planning.
April 1-2, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
The DeKoven Center, Racine, WI
The first day
will focus on Bowen Theory and Rabbi Edwin Friedman’s work with the theory as it is used to understand and work with families, congregations and other institutions. The second day includes a presentation by Dr. Peter Steinke, author, Lutheran pastor, congregational consultant, former director of Healthy Congregations and director of Bridgebuilders. Pete’s topic is the challenge of being church in a society that is in a regression. Courage and conviction are required. The question is, where, when and how will we find it.
