Our Mind Your Mind campaign was launched last year and is designed to raise awareness, promote resiliency and reduce stigma around mental health issues. The pandemic has escalated and broadened that need. The Cobb Collaborative is implementing a trauma-informed strategy in our community as a critical component of our Mind Your Mind initiative. Trauma results from exposure to an incident or series of events that are emotionally disturbing or life-threatening with lasting adverse effects on mental, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being. A trauma-informed approach looks at the individual as a whole person, knowing that our bodies keep the score of their histories. Learn more about Adverse Childhood Experiences as they relate to trauma and how to prevent them HERE.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation in its Kids, Families and COVID-19 Report states that in the fall of 2020, one in 8 households with children lacked health insurance. No coverage constitutes a critical vulnerability — for both health and economic reasons — for any family. Mental health, already a pressing issue for young people, has become an acute concern for millions. One in five people in households with children (21%) have reported feeling down, depressed or hopeless in the previous week, underscoring the importance of access to mental health care and treatment. ChildTrends reports that the number of families experiencing hardships across the country has risen dramatically, with a disproportionate impact on Latino and Black communities. Read the full report HERE.
Through educational resources, digital and print materials, film screenings, panel presentations, and social media content, we are building a framework of understanding and common language to the care of our residents.
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Wed, Jan 27, 2021 3:00 PM EST
Resilience Screening
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Wed, Feb 24, 2021 12:00 PM EST
Mindful Self-Compassion Lunch and Learn
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Tue, Mar 2, 2021 12:00 PM EST
The Caring Connection: A Relational Approach to Youth Resilience & Suicide
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Fri, Mar 5, 2021 11:30 AM EST
VIRTUAL Mental Health First Aid - Adults
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Thu, Mar 18, 2021 9:00 AM EST
Connections Matter
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January 28 - Trauma 101. The training focuses on the impact of complex trauma on behavior and development, and helps participants identify strategies for working in a school setting with children who have experienced trauma. Register HERE.
January 28 - Brain 101. The workshop introduces brain architecture and early brain development in children and focuses on the impact of adverse experiences and child trauma on the brain. Register HERE.
February 28 - Managing Secondary Traumatic Stress. Participants will learn how to assess STS symptoms in themselves and others, explore factors that help to protect professionals from the negative effects of STS, and discover strategies to use these protective factors to manage STS. Join the waitlist HERE.
March 5 - Mental Health First Aid for Adults teaches people how to recognize signs of mental health or substance use challenges in adults ages 18 and older, how to offer and provide initial help, and how to guide a person toward appropriate care if necessary. Learn more HERE.
March 23 - Trauma/Brain 201. Participants will learn the characteristics of resilience, examine myths and facts about resilience, and learn specific strategies for building resilience in children and youth. Register HERE
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Self Care and Educational Resources |
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Mental Health Resource Toolkit
Click HERE to access our full compilation of books, resources, and services available in your area.
Free Weekly Guided Meditation
Meets online with Diane Hilleary, Tuesdays at 12:00 noon. Over the last several months, this weekly meditation has become a lovely place to practice self-compassion in community. Diane leads a 20 minute meditation with time after for reflection. You are welcome to come as you are, screen off if need be, dropping in when you can. If you need support and community during this pandemic isolation, come join us. Register HERE
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View this video from Diane for a short session of mindful self compassion. |
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Mindful Self Compassion
We also recognize the stress that our caregivers and service providers are under. Many of us have been surviving the last year with little support and unprecedented stress. Especially as helping professionals, we can find ourselves truly out of gas to continue giving when we ourselves are also suffering. Mindful Self-compassion can be a resource for us to navigate grief, stress, and other painful emotions. We are pleased to offer a multi-part Mindful Self Compassion series to our community. Come join us at one or more sessions to learn more about how mindfulness and self-compassion can strengthen your resilience to continue caregiving in such painful times. You will leave with some concrete tools at each unique workshop to practice self-compassion and an understanding of the science of how these practices can help us live with more ease and well-being. The next one is February 24. Learn more and register HERE. As 2021 begins, many of the same challenges and obstacles we have been facing will continue. However, the beginning of a new year is synonymous with change and rebirth. Prioritizing your mental health MUST be a priority so that you can continue in your role as family member, worker, community member, caregiver, etc. Read this short post on 6 steps to take.
Resources for Families
NAMI Homefront Classes Forming for 2021
NAMI Homefront is a free, six-session class for family, friends, and significant others of Military Service Members and Veterans. The class helps families comprehend what the Military Service Member/ Veteran is experiencing related to trauma, combat stress, civilian life, PTSD, and other mental health conditions. Topics covered include mental health, communication, handling crises, treatment, and recovery. For more information about class content or scheduling, please contact Paul Wiser: wim1paul@comcast.net or (404) 291-3908. Paul is a NAMI Family to Family Educator, NAMI Georgia Homefront Teacher, NAMI Homefront State Trainer.
The Marietta Vet Center
This center hosts a number of support groups. The list can be accessed HERE.
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With the global pandemic, we are now facing what McKinsey & Company has estimated is an additional 35 million people impacted by behavioral health conditions post-COVID. Through our Mind Your Mind initiative, we are also raising awareness about suicide and suicide prevention in our community.
We are offering reimbursement for up to 50 individuals to complete the online LivingWorks Start curriculum which teaches people to recognize when someone is thinking about suicide and connect them to help and support. Complete the course, send your certificate to Irene, and we will reimburse you the $27.95 fee.
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Stay connected with us while we are apart! Follow us on all of our social media channels for regular updates and resources.
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