MAY 25, 2023

"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” Coretta Scott King

Taking care of ourselves AND looking out for our family, friends and neighbors throughout life is what creates UNITY within the community. Cobb Collaborative is excited to present Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® training opportunities in 2023 in promotion of community well-being. Our next CRM® workshop is coming up on June 12 from 10:00AM - 1:00PM at North Cobb Regional Library. This event is offered FREE to participants courtesy of ARPA grant funding.

CRM® introduces a set of wellness skills designed to help adults and children learn to track their own nervous systems in order to bring the body, mind and spirit back into greater balance, and to encourage people to pass the skills along to family, friends and their wider community. CRM®’s goal is to help to create “trauma-informed” and “resiliency-focused” communities that share a common understanding of the impact of trauma and chronic stress on the nervous system and how resiliency can be restored or increased using this skills-based approach.

We are Stronger Together and invite you all to participate in this impactful training on June 12. In fact, we encourage you to SHARE this information and bring others with you as well. Resiliency is vital for all people and helps to improve outcomes for everyone!

Questions? Please email Cobb Collaborative Program Director, Kaleigh Raulerson.

MENTAL HEALTH AFFECTS EVERYONE AND LITTLE KIDS HAVE BIG FEELINGS

MORE 50X250 PARTNERS NEEDED

Did you know that 3 of every 4 young people are left out of youth participation opportunities? In some cases, youth are never even asked or given opportunities for involvement within their communities. This leaves a majority of our youth, especially from underserved, low-income, and BIPOC communities, missing out on critical opportunities to develop skills and connect with the community on a deeper level.

Research shows that strong social cohesion has been linked to better public health outcomes, including improved child development and adolescent well-being, improved mental health, lower violent crime rates and youth delinquency, and reduced mortality. Therefore, it is VITAL to get our youth involved and active in communities!

Together, we can change this for the better!

America turns 250 on July 4, 2026 and Youth Service America has established the 50x250 initiative with the goal of increasing youth participation rates in volunteering and service, voting and civic engagement, and joining and leadership to 50% (from 25%) by America 250.

Help engage our youth by getting involved as a Partner.

THANK YOU to those who have already signed on as partners. We still have a need for MORE partnerships to help increase youth access to community involvement. Become a Youth Service America 50by250 Partner today! Contact our Program Coordinator, Kaitlyn Ball, for more information.

Click on each event to register.

Be sure to check our Cobb Collaborative Events web page for other training opportunities and events.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we are excited that the latest issue of our Mind Your Mind Magazine is now available! You can find the magazine as well as mental health information and resources on our Mind Your Mind web page.

Our quarterly MYM Magazine takes an in-depth look at different topics surrounding mental health while raising awareness, promoting resiliency, and reducing stigma. Our second issue covers Anxiety & Depression, with a community voice from Barry Smith with the First Christian Church of Mableton, a feature on Paint Love, a Q&A with Dr. Karen Schwartz, Clinical Social Worker with Cobb County School District, vital statistics, and resources.

You can find this issue on our Mind Your Mind page, as mentioned above, and our Q1 issue is located on our website in our newsletter archive.

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