Mind Your Mind

This course is designed to educate various helping professionals on Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) and its impact. 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. Participants will…

While understanding the differences between mental health and the diagnosis of a mental illness, it is important to understand that individuals can experience a crisis in any mental state that they are in. A crisis is understood to be “the perception or experience of an event or situation as an intolerable difficulty that exceeds the…

Participants will learn the characteristics of resilience, examine myths and facts about resilience, and learn specific strategies for building resilience in children and youth. This course is designed for community partners who have completed Trauma 101 and Brain 101. The workshop focuses on the components of a trauma-informed child and family service system, the importance…

From Mental Health America in Georgia Criminal justice issues among individuals with mental health and substance use conditions is a growing problem. After Georgia's deinstitutionalization of state hospitals, jails and prisons have seen an increase in the number and percentage of individuals with mental health and substance use conditions who come through their doors. Learn…

We are excited to partner with Brittany Phillips, LCC and co-founder of be Consulting Group to present a monthly series of parent/caregiver discussion topics to support our community. Each session will be offered at 12pm and 7pm on a Thursday to accommodate varied schedules. November's discussion will be:  Nov 19, 2020 12:00 PM & 7pm…

We are excited to partner with Brittany Phillips, LCC and co-founder of be Consulting Group to present a monthly series of parent/caregiver discussion topics to support our community. Each session will be offered at 12pm and 7pm on a Thursday to accommodate varied schedules. November's topic: Nov 19, 2020 12:00 PM & 7pm - Talk…

Mindful Self-Compassion or “MSC” is an empirically-supported training program developed by Drs. Chris Germer and Kristin Neff. It helps participants learn the process of infusing our moment-to-moment experience with kindness, especially when we feel frustrated, hurt, inadequate, or overwhelmed. Mindful self-compassion is the first step in emotional healing—being able to acknowledge our difficult thoughts and…

Learn common mental health disorders and explore effective coping strategies. Often mental health and mental illness are misunderstood by individuals due to lack of knowledge, stigma associated with mental illness, and avoidance of conversations regarding mental health and wellness. It is important to understand that everyone has mental health, but not everyone is diagnosed with…