Thriving Mind News

Racher Recognized for Advocacy

Jewish Community Services of South Florida (JCS) recognized Susan Racher, NAMI Miami-Dade Chair of The Board, as the first recipient of JCS's Community Advocacy Award.

Ms. Racher and NAMI Miami-Dade were recognized as finalists for healthcare heroes awards from the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.

Ms. Racher also serves as Secretary of the Thriving Mind Board of Directors and sits on its Executive Committee.

Thriving Mind and Miami Recovery Project Attend Leadership Summit

Derek Moore, Thriving Mind’s Peer Services Manager, is joined by Natalie Sims of Miami Recovery Project and Brian Sims of Miami Recovery Project and Project Rebirth at the Faces and Voices of Recovery’s Recovery Leadership Summit this week in Washington, D.C. The conference unites recovery advocates from across the nation for networking and a variety of exciting learning opportunities.

Thriving Mind/MDPD Initiative Recognized by Dept. of Justice

Miami Dade Police Sgt. Richard Pichardo, Threat Management Section, Mental Health and Wellness Services Bureau, is pictured with Melissa Chwast, Lead Care Coordinator at Thriving Mind South Florida. They were presented a plaque from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance.

Thriving Mind South Florida and the Threat Management Section of the Miami Dade Police Department were recognized this week for their work as a Law Enforcement Mental Health Learning Site. The partnership works with those high utilizers of the system of care and 911 services, operates a co-responder unit and links all those identified to mental health services within the community.

LGBTQ Suicide Risk

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth are not inherently prone to suicide risk because of their sexual orientation or gender identity but rather they experience higher risk due to certain life stresses.

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SAMHSA Releases Report

This report provides behavioral health professionals, researchers, policymakers and other audiences with a comprehensive research overview and accurate information about effective and ineffective therapeutic practices related to youth of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. The holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on that date in 1865, in the aftermath of the Civil War, enslaved people were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation.

Employment News

Thriving Mind Job Openings

Thriving Mind is looking for talented people to join our team. Our job openings are listed on our website here.

We list openings for our providers as well. If you would like to post on a job on our website, please email the job description to Julie Ortiz.