Adolescent and Family Behavioral Health Services

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Learn about your options for solving problems, and believe it or not staying miserable IS one of the four options...

It's all here in the Doing Being Thinking DBT Podcast!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP5Sh-OmE-I&list=PLu5hyIU4VKIuFJisErGv6uzzcWsoDv8KM&index=8&t=1s

Get Your Self-Respect Back

Let’s face it. Sometimes you have done what you can to maintain a relationship and you realize it simply is not going to work. It is unhealthy for whatever reason. It may be you are being asked to go against your values, or the relationship is toxic, or some other reason. This is when FAST skills comes in handy. Think of FAST as a way to get out quick while maintaining your self-respect. Now I wish I could guarantee you will be respected, but this skill is designed for you to respect you...

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In this month's newsletter, learn what local events you can join this summer to stay connected with friends and family!

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Join us for the 22nd Annual Stomp Out Stigma Walk for Mental Health on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 9:00AM.

https://www.benice.org/stomp-out-stigma-walk

Join us for the Stomp Out Stigma Walk!
May 18th 9:00AM
GVSU Seward Lot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSDhYIyqr80

Register for Team AFBHS: https://secure.frontstream.com/stomp-out-stigma-walk-for-mental-health2/team/1016382

SOS23 Recap Video Thank you to everyone who participated in Stomp Out Stigma this year! Together we raised $68,000 for mental health and su***de prevention education.

Quality counseling for the uninsured: Our Masters level internship program provides counseling at low rates for all in need. We required advanced training for all in our program to be able to give our clients the support they need.

New Intern Michelle Andrews: I am a graduate student at Cornerstone University completing a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. As an intern, I am focused on quality of care for all clients no matter their age, gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, or disability status. I enjoy working together with clients to help them reach their goals and learn adaptive behaviors and coping skills through coming alongside individuals as the experts in their own story and experiences. As an empathetic and active listener with 14+ years of experience working with children, adolescents, and young adults through teaching and advising roles, I look forward to building a safe and trusting counseling relationship.

Quality counseling for the uninsured: Our Masters level internship program provides counseling at low rates for all in need. We required advanced training for all in our program to be able to give our clients the support they need.

New Intern Katelyn Mark: I am a student at Western Michigan University pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology. In the role of a therapist, I value compassion and competence. I believe in providing clients with unconditional positive regard while also being an agent of accountability. The individuality of each client requires a treatment plan that aligns with their strengths, goals, and values. I hope to encourage the client’s personal growth and self-actualization. Therapy is hard work, but together, we can do hard things.

We have a new DBT skills podcast!

Do you want practical skills to improve your life and change the way you respond to painful events? Do you desire to make a life worth living? Doing Being Thinking is a collection of in-depth conversations between experienced therapists discussing how Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) can help to change ineffective habits to end suffering and improve mental health.

Check our the first 4 episodes, available through Spotify, Apple, and Youtube!

Episode 1 Setting Goals Setting goals in DBT.

We hope to see you tomorrow!!

Join us May 18th for Stomp Out Stigma!

https://www.benice.org/stomp-out-stigma-walk

Register with Team AFBHS: https://www.benice.org/stomp-out-stigma-walk

Stomp Out Stigma Walk - be nice. a walk for mental health and su***de prevention in West Michigan raising awareness and support surrounding the be nice. program.

We've been working on a new project we're excited to share with you all. Check it out in the May newsletter!

Making a Life Worth Living We Have a New Podcast Do you want practical skills to improve your life and change the way you respond to painful events? Do you desire to make a lif...

Join AFBHS this Saturday for the BIPOC Mental Health Fair!

Find Dr. Valencia Agnew on WKTV's video series: Rewriting the Narrative. This series includes a grieving mother giving a voice to her daughter's pain, su***de survivors and clinicians challenging the stigma surrounding mental illness, being hopeless vs. empowered, and four simple steps can that can change lives with BE NICE.

Why are people more hesitant to take medication for mental health than physical health?

✂️ Medication Stigma 53 seconds · Clipped by Paige Agnew · Original video "Mental Health: Rewriting the Narrative - Clinician Experience" by WKTV Community Media

Dr. Valencia Agnew sat down with The Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan and WKTV to discuss how we can rewrite the narrative about mental health in our society, with topics ranging from creating resiliency for times of struggle to the role of that technology and isolation have on us today.

You can read what Dr. Agnew and others had to say in WKTV's article Hopeless vs. Empowered: Learn how to move on from existing to living.

https://www.wktvjournal.org/mental-health-rewriting-the-narrative-part-3/