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The Betty Ford Children's Program has new dates for 2024 - this program is for kids who have been impacted by a loved one's substance use disorder. Caregivers also learn what the kids' are learning so families have a common language, and hear other families' experiences to know they are not alone. Information on the flier.

YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION free webinar 10/4/23 at 12pm-1pm Mountain!

Dr. Christian Thurstone, board-certified psychiatrist and medical director of Denver Health’s STEP Program, will present a parent webinar exploring parents' important role in preventing substance use. Dr. Thurstone will discuss how substances affect the teen brain and how to intervene and get support for your child. All are welcome and you can register here. Please let us know if you need the flyer in Spanish and note, that the event will be translated into Spanish live. Thank you to One Chance to Grow Up/ Smart CO

In honor of Mental Health Month, from NICHQ:
STIGMA IS PREVENTABLE
We all likely know someone who has experienced mental illness. Yet there are still many harmful attitudes that fuel stigma and make it harder to reach out for help. Take the following quiz and test your knowledge: https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/quiz/index.htm

In light of the tragic attack on the LGBTQIA+ community at Club Q in Colorado Springs, All Points North is launching free support groups to help those affected by the shooting. Please share this post to help reach anyone impacted by this heinous act of violence against the LGBTQIA+ community at large.

APN is prioritizing support for survivors + friends and family of victims during this unimaginably difficult time. Please call 970.847.2890 to participate in a free virtual support group led by a licensed counselor.

We would also like to highlight the services of the Trevor Lifeline for members of the LGBTQIA+ community below the age of 25. LGBTQIA+ youth can contact the Trevor Lights Project lifeline at 866.488.7386 or via text at 678678.

Can't stop thinking about how how challenging it feels to maintain boundaries when others resist them. Here's a funny SNL skit addressing a maybe not so healthy way of creating those boundaries - but hey, that's what makes it hilarious! How do you go about maintaining boundaries?

COVID Commercial - SNL A commercial advertises the best way to get a 10-day break.Saturday Night Live. Stream now on Peacock: https://pck.tv/3uQxh4qSubscribe to SNL: https://goo.gl...

Here is a statement from OVER 60 NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING MENTAL HEALTH on the public health crisis of gun violence, and perpetuation of the false narrative encouraging stigmatization of people living with mental health conditions. Also attached is a paid advertisement from Social Workers, Psychologists and School Psychologists with an answer: "The answer is to pass legislation now to promote gun safety and increase rigorous research on gun violence."

I'm tired of hearing solutions that don't dig into the problem (ie-blocking research efforts into gun violence and coherent collection of data in an open source environment- yes, I'm a former data geek), and aren't addressing BOTH short term and long term effects.



https://drive.google.com/file/d/11lxWZTaRzXwR41z3lIz41ZPbMwZVKpqb/view?usp=sharing

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Open letter USA Today FINAL.pdf

Another school shooting. As a I continue to be maddened by the complex issue of shootings. Considering how much of our Colorado communities have suffered this violence again and again, it helps to support your child(ren) to reprocess the events they have been witness to either directly, or through media. Here are some resources:

*FIRST, manage your own very real parent stress before talking to your kids. https://www.apa.org/topics/gun-violence-crime/mass-shooting

*National Parent Helpline at 1-855-4A PARENT (1-855-427-2736) to get emotional support from a trained Advocate. They are available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m (PST).

*SAMHSA has a Disaster Distress Helpline – call or text 1-800-985-5990 (for Spanish, press “2”) to be connected to a trained counselor 24/7/365.

*Open ended questions and tips to promote productive conversations: https://www.verywellfamily.com/how-to-talk-to-your-child-about-gun-violence-school-shootings-5205913

*Guidance based on age: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-school-shootings

Managing your distress in the aftermath of a shooting You may be struggling to understand how a shooting rampage could take place in a community, even a workplace or military base, and why such a terrible thing would happen.

Did you know about a FREE screening tool for your child's major milestones from the Center of Disease Control? You can use this app to track child development over time! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cdcs-milestone-tracker/id1232718688?mt=8 or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.cdc.ncbddd.actearly.milestones

I'm very excited to share this honor with my clients and supervisees! This credential represents 30 hours of coursework, 36 hours of supervision of my supervision, and 180 hours of supervising clinicians from a systemic lens. Thank you to my mentor, Sarah Spurlock and Denver Counseling Solutions!

AAMFT Approved Supervisor was issued by American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy to Drina R. Nibbe. AAMFT Approved Supervisor Designation is the highest and most prestigious designation in the MFT field. Our Approved Supervisors fulfill stringent education and clinical training requirements to achieve this designation. Becoming an AAMFT Approved Supervisor demonstrates a strong commitment of devel...

We have a wonderful mental health community in Colorado! Please see the attached on how to address trauma for those impacted by these devastating fires.

This story reminds us that imperfections from lived experiences have an unknown purpose, and to find the good in each of us, together. Original author is unknown, retold by Dulce Rodrigues in a short story.

An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, with which she went to the stream daily to fetch water. Each pot hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck.

One of the pots had a crack in it through which the water leaked, while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walks from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full because it couldn’t hold all the water.

For a full two years, this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the purpose for which it was made.

But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and felt miserable that it could only accomplish half of what it had been made to do; it was a pot that was meant to hold water, not to leak it.

After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the woman one day by the stream.

‘I am ashamed of myself because this crack on my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.’

The old woman smiled, ‘Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side?’ She asked.

‘That’s because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water them.’ The old woman continued.

‘For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house.’

Here is a great resource around grief especially during the approaching holidays.

Many families experience grief during the holidays. Studies show grief doesn't actually get better due to time. Rather, grief changes shape in how long, how intense and how often we visit each stage. Also, our healthy coping skills may be developed to counterbalance the grief.

https://www.elesplace.org/resources/parents-guardians/holiday-tips-grieving-families

Ele's Place - Holiday Tips for Grieving Families On holidays and special days like birthdays, the absence of the person who died can be especially painful.  Children participating in the Ele’s Place bereavement support groups have made the following suggestions to help cope with those difficult feelings:

In honor of , many of our Black and Indigenous People of Color experience racial trauma on the daily. Attached is an infographic from https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/sites/isprc/isprc-advisory-board.html with active steps for Racial Recovery because . Thank you to for the information and dedication to standing in the gap for babies, families and community members who have been purposely ignored by a mental health system not created for them.