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This
year's Mental Health Month Dinner was May 22, 2008 at Chagrin
Valley Athletic Club.
The
2008 Behavioral Health Care Advocacy Winner is Jeffrey T.
Orndorff.
Congratulations Jeffrey! Your dedication
to the mental health field has been stupendous. |
Dr. Tom Gazley, President of the Geauga County Board
of Mental Health and Recovery Services grants Jeffrey T.
Orndorff this years annual advocacy award. |
The Incredible Years
Positive Parenting Skills to Help
Survive the Preschool Years and Beyond!
This program will meet once per week for 10 weeks.
We will problem solve, work together, role play and help each other
learn positive parenting techniques. These skills combined with
what the children are learning in Dinosaur School will set the stage
for positive social and emotional growth in your children.
Dinner, companionship, help, understanding and baby-sitting
will be provided at these weekly meetings.
FREE!FREE!FREE!FREE!
Meeting Place:
Chardon Community Day Care
Wednesday 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Dinner will be provided
Please register at Catholic Charities Services of
Geauga County at 1-440-285-3537 or 1-800-242-9755
WomenSafe Offers
Free Support Group
WomenSafe's mission is to provide emergency
shelter and support services for victims of domestic violence in
Northeast Ohio. WomenSafe facilitates an 8-week support group to
women currently or previously in an abusive relationship. The next
session is scheduled to begin mid-August.
Participants may be victims of emotional,
physical, verbal, sexual and/or financial abuse and it is not necessary
to have used other WomenSafe services to participate. As with all
WomenSafe services, this 8-week group is provided free of charge
and free childcare is also available. Some victims of domestic violence
attend support groups almost immediately and some wait for years.
Others are still in abusive situations, while several have found
safe, independent living.
"It is natural to feel a bit uneasy
going to the first support group," explains Co-facilitator
Chris Hutton. WomenSafe's support group allows women to reach out
to other victims and realize they are not alone! Jennifer, a survivor
of domestic violence who completed WomenSafe's support group states,
"The support group allowed me to realize I was not crazy, since
that was all my abuser had been telling me for years. I learned
domestic violence could happen to anyone. We [participants of the
group] were a diverse group, with one thing in common: we did not
want to live with the abuse anymore."
If you would like more information
or to register for WomenSafe's support group, please contact 440-285-2222
ext. 5680. If you are in crisis and in need of immediate support
call COPEline 24-hours a day at 888-285-5665.
| We currently have
5 vacant Board member positions, one to be appointed by the Geauga
County Commissioner's. Also, vacancies for a physician, family member
and a person in recovery to be appointed by the Ohio Department
of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services. If you have any questions,
call (440)285-2282 or email bmatthews@lightstream.net. |
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