We want to take this time to celebrate the amazing and wonderfully diverse community we are in. During this time, let's highlight the wonderful achievements and the future work that still needs to be done.
Here are some highlighted quotes from Black icons and leaders from our past, both big and small, to honor this month’s celebration.
Happy Lunar New Year! We wish you a year of prosperity and good health, mentally and physically. To learn more about what our collaborative partners are doing to celebrate this month, please visit our website to participate in no-cost mental health and wellness events happening in Orange County at www.ocmentalhealthevents.org.
- Peer Support: Emotional support, coaching, and resources from trained specialists. - Workshops: Wellness activities (art, yoga, coping skills) and mental health advocate training. Email wellnessessity@ocapica.org. - Social Events: Community-focused events like self-care activities and wellness fairs. - 15-Minute Consultation: Free, confidential support for adults 18+. ... See MoreSee Less
Remaining Resilient During Uncertainty and Tough Times
Here are some wellness reminders to help you stay motivated and guide you toward mental peace and well-being. Whether you're a student, parent, teacher, or school professional, remember—you are not alone, and support is within reach. Visit our resources page at www.cccstudentmentalhealth.org/resource to access mental health and wellness resources.
✨ Transforming lives and systems! ✨ The System of Care Summit Awards are back to honor those making a real difference in youth and family mental health.
We're celebrating advocates, innovators, and organizations in 5 key categories:
😎 Youth & Young Adult Champion 👨👩👦 Family Champion 🌈 Equity Champion ⚡ System of Care Innovator 🌠 Star Organization
Who inspires you? Nominate them today!
Find all eligibility criteria & nominate here: bit.ly/summit-awards-2025.
📖📖📖5 Years Since COVID-19: Embracing Our Lives After Loss - A Practice of Shared Witnessing and Meaning Making for Educators, School Providers, and Leaders
For some, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic seems like it was ages ago, and for others, it has felt like a slow-going nightmare that will never end (especially for you battling Long Haul COVID, you who are grieving, or you who have broken trust from harm during COVID response). Our experiences are varied and based on our proximity to loss and access to resources that have helped us navigate these conditions.
On the 5th anniversary of this now endemic, we can agree, however, that experiencing loss was universal and is still very present. As we navigate the ongoing impact of grief and the societal challenges shaped by systemic inequities, this gathering offers a space for educators, school mental health providers and school crisis leaders to connect, share, and heal together.
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Dr. Kings powerful words remind us that true progress happens when we come together in solidarity. This #MLKDay, let's celebrate Dr. King’s message of unity, equality, and brotherhood for all people.
Dr. King once said, “The time is always right to do what is right.” These powerful words inspire us to act with courage and conviction, every single day.
Let’s make today about living his message. Share ways you’re making a difference in your community!
Stories become fundamental to how we understand a disaster, determine what should be done about it, and carry forward our lessons learned” - Narratives of Crisis Telling Stories of Ruin and Renewal (Seeger & Sellnow 2016)
In this moment of overwhelming uncertainty, the greatest act of resistance is our collective commitment to hold each other and hold each other up. One way we can do this is through shared meaning making, often most powerful in the practice of storytelling.
Storytelling reconnects us to our shared humanity and supports our ability to access renewal by helping our individual and collective nervous systems build coherent narratives, making meaning of rupture around us, within us, and from us, ultimately supporting us moving from crisis to cohesion.
Join us for our fifth annual Winer Institute for Educator Healing, themed “Together We Weave: Collective Storytelling as a Source of Healing in Our School Communities.” Through a powerful keynote and an interactive workshop, we gather together through the powerful practice of storytelling, leaning into the stories newly emerging or yet unknown that guide our healing..
Join us on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
Radiant Health Centers will host an empowering workshop to help you build your confidence. Whether you want to feel better about yourself, overcome doubts, or simply feel more powerful, this workshop is for you!
Radiant Health Centers Boutique will give away shoes on a first-come, first-served basis Health Resources: Connect with us for PrEP/PEP, Rapid ART, STI testing, & primary care.
New! Three-Part Series: Strengthening Collaborations Between Youth & Parent Peer Support Providers
Enhance your practice and foster positive outcomes for youth and families! This series focuses on collaborative strategies for Youth Peer Support Providers (YPSP) and Parent Peer Support Providers (PPSP) working with the same families.
🗓️ January 29, February 13 & March 12, 2025 | 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT
What You'll Learn: - Establishing role clarity for effective teamwork - Navigating conflicting priorities and disagreements - Engaging in collaborative planning and modeling best practices
Through shared experiences, case studies, and practical exercises, you'll explore best practices and gain valuable tools to implement a team approach for family empowerment. This series is designed for both new and experienced peer support specialists.
Register now: bit.ly/nttac-peer-support-series
Trainers: - Arc Telos (Tay) Saint Amour (they/them), Executive Director of Youth MOVE National & Core Trainer at the Transgender Training Institute - Millie Sweeney (she/her), Director of Learning and Workforce Development at Family-Run Executive Director Leadership Association (FREDLA ) - Cristy Corbin (she/her), Owner/Operator & Certified Peer Recovery Specialist - Kathryn Shackleford (she/her), Youth Support Partner
"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." As Dr. King expressed, love is a revolutionary act, a powerful form of resistance to the injustices we face. This #MLKDay, let's choose love as our guiding light and source of enduring strength.
HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!
We want to take this time to celebrate the amazing and wonderfully diverse community we are in. During this time, let's highlight the wonderful achievements and the future work that still needs to be done.
Here are some highlighted quotes from Black icons and leaders from our past, both big and small, to honor this month’s celebration.
To learn how you can participate in no-cost mental health and wellness events happening in Orange County, please visit us at www.ocmentalhealthevents.org ... See MoreSee Less
Join our mindfulness group to learn simple techniques for stress relief, improved focus, and greater self-awareness.
Each week, you’ll gain easy-to-use tools to incorporate mindfulness into your daily life.
Start your journey to a calmer, more focused you! To explore more no-cost events like this, visit www.ocmentalhealthevents.org for a full calendar.
bit.ly/SerenitySundays ... See MoreSee Less
Happy Lunar New Year! We wish you a year of prosperity and good health, mentally and physically. To learn more about what our collaborative partners are doing to celebrate this month, please visit our website to participate in no-cost mental health and wellness events happening in Orange County at www.ocmentalhealthevents.org.
Highlighting one of our collaborative partners:
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- Peer Support: Emotional support, coaching, and resources from trained specialists.
- Workshops: Wellness activities (art, yoga, coping skills) and mental health advocate training. Email wellnessessity@ocapica.org.
- Social Events: Community-focused events like self-care activities and wellness fairs.
- 15-Minute Consultation: Free, confidential support for adults 18+. ... See MoreSee Less
Remaining Resilient During Uncertainty and Tough Times
Here are some wellness reminders to help you stay motivated and guide you toward mental peace and well-being. Whether you're a student, parent, teacher, or school professional, remember—you are not alone, and support is within reach. Visit our resources page at www.cccstudentmentalhealth.org/resource to access mental health and wellness resources.
#inthistogether ... See MoreSee Less
✨ Transforming lives and systems! ✨ The System of Care Summit Awards are back to honor those making a real difference in youth and family mental health.
We're celebrating advocates, innovators, and organizations in 5 key categories:
😎 Youth & Young Adult Champion
👨👩👦 Family Champion
🌈 Equity Champion
⚡ System of Care Innovator
🌠 Star Organization
Who inspires you? Nominate them today!
Find all eligibility criteria & nominate here: bit.ly/summit-awards-2025.
#SystemofCare #MentalHealthLeadership #CommunityImpact #Innovation ... See MoreSee Less
NEW COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
📖📖📖5 Years Since COVID-19: Embracing Our Lives After Loss - A Practice of Shared Witnessing and Meaning Making for Educators, School Providers, and Leaders
February 27 & March 6, 2025
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT/ 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET
For some, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic seems like it was ages ago, and for others, it has felt like a slow-going nightmare that will never end (especially for you battling Long Haul COVID, you who are grieving, or you who have broken trust from harm during COVID response). Our experiences are varied and based on our proximity to loss and access to resources that have helped us navigate these conditions.
On the 5th anniversary of this now endemic, we can agree, however, that experiencing loss was universal and is still very present. As we navigate the ongoing impact of grief and the societal challenges shaped by systemic inequities, this gathering offers a space for educators, school mental health providers and school crisis leaders to connect, share, and heal together.
Find out more and register here: bit.ly/SCRR_5YSinceCOVID
#schoolcrisishealing #educatorhealing #lifeafterloss ... See MoreSee Less
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
Dr. Kings powerful words remind us that true progress happens when we come together in solidarity. This #MLKDay, let's celebrate Dr. King’s message of unity, equality, and brotherhood for all people.
What positive actions are you taking to build a more just world?
#Black365 #MLKDay #MLKDayOfService #MLKForJustice #BlackLeadership #CommunityStrength ... See MoreSee Less
Dr. King once said, “The time is always right to do what is right.” These powerful words inspire us to act with courage and conviction, every single day.
Let’s make today about living his message. Share ways you’re making a difference in your community!
#MLKDay #Black365 #DoWhatIsRight #CommunityAction #Empowerment #RacialJustice ... See MoreSee Less
Stories become fundamental to how we understand a disaster, determine what should be done about it, and carry forward our lessons learned”
- Narratives of Crisis Telling Stories of Ruin and Renewal (Seeger & Sellnow 2016)
In this moment of overwhelming uncertainty, the greatest act of resistance is our collective commitment to hold each other and hold each other up. One way we can do this is through shared meaning making, often most powerful in the practice of storytelling.
Storytelling reconnects us to our shared humanity and supports our ability to access renewal by helping our individual and collective nervous systems build coherent narratives, making meaning of rupture around us, within us, and from us, ultimately supporting us moving from crisis to cohesion.
Join us for our fifth annual Winer Institute for Educator Healing, themed “Together We Weave: Collective Storytelling as a Source of Healing in Our School Communities.” Through a powerful keynote and an interactive workshop, we gather together through the powerful practice of storytelling, leaning into the stories newly emerging or yet unknown that guide our healing..
Join us.
Your story matters. Your healing matters.
Register here: bit.ly/SCRR_TogetherWeWeave
#schoolcrisishealing #educatorhealing #freeprofessionaldevelopment ... See MoreSee Less
Join us on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
Radiant Health Centers will host an empowering workshop to help you build your confidence. Whether you want to feel better about yourself, overcome doubts, or simply feel more powerful, this workshop is for you!
Radiant Health Centers Boutique will give away shoes on a first-come, first-served basis
Health Resources: Connect with us for PrEP/PEP, Rapid ART, STI testing, & primary care.
To learn more about this event, please visit bit.ly/EmbraceYourInnerConfidence. ... See MoreSee Less
New! Three-Part Series: Strengthening Collaborations Between Youth & Parent Peer Support Providers
Enhance your practice and foster positive outcomes for youth and families! This series focuses on collaborative strategies for Youth Peer Support Providers (YPSP) and Parent Peer Support Providers (PPSP) working with the same families.
🗓️ January 29, February 13 & March 12, 2025 | 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT
What You'll Learn:
- Establishing role clarity for effective teamwork
- Navigating conflicting priorities and disagreements
- Engaging in collaborative planning and modeling best practices
Through shared experiences, case studies, and practical exercises, you'll explore best practices and gain valuable tools to implement a team approach for family empowerment. This series is designed for both new and experienced peer support specialists.
Register now: bit.ly/nttac-peer-support-series
Trainers:
- Arc Telos (Tay) Saint Amour (they/them), Executive Director of Youth MOVE National & Core Trainer at the Transgender Training Institute
- Millie Sweeney (she/her), Director of Learning and Workforce Development at Family-Run Executive Director Leadership Association (FREDLA )
- Cristy Corbin (she/her), Owner/Operator & Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
- Kathryn Shackleford (she/her), Youth Support Partner
#PeerSupport #MentalHealth #FamilyEngagement #Collaboration #Training #ProfessionalDevelopment #YouthSupport #ParentSupport ... See MoreSee Less
"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." As Dr. King expressed, love is a revolutionary act, a powerful form of resistance to the injustices we face. This #MLKDay, let's choose love as our guiding light and source of enduring strength.
What does love as resistance mean to you? Share your thoughts and experiences! #MLKDay #Black365 #LoveAsResistance #Empowerment #BlackStrength #Resist ... See MoreSee Less