Mental Health Awareness Month

Guided Meditation for Teens

Monday, May 13, 2024, 5:00 pm

Reduce your stress around finals or just relax near the end of the school year with mindfulness and a guided meditation. Classes are led by professionals from the Skylight Foundation.

Wear comfortable clothes and bring a mat or towel for sitting on the floor. Limited to 15 participants.

Entrenamiento de conocimiento de salud mental de jóvenes 1

Monday, May 13, 2024, 6:00 pm

Aprende a identificar a jóvenes que padecen de trastornos mentales y cómo conectarlos con los recursos apropiados.

Este taller te ayudará a aprender sobre la salud mental de los jóvenes y cómo apoyarlos, también te ayudará a identificar tus propios retos de salud mental y los recursos disponibles en la comunidad. Esta es la primera sesión de una serie de dos partes. Parte 2 se llevará a cabo a las 6 pm el lunes, 20 de mayo. Regístrate para una o ambas sesiones. Este taller será dirigido enteramente en español. Si te interesa este tema y prefieres el inglés, regístrate para Youth Mental Health 101 que se llevará a cabo en Zoom el jueves, 23 de mayo.

Learn to identify young people who are having mental health issues and how to connect them with appropriate resources. This training will help you learn about youth mental health and how to support youth, as well as to identify our own mental health challenges and the resources available in the community.

This is the first session of a two-part series. Part 2 will be held at 6 pm on Monday, May 20. Register for one or both of these sessions. This workshop will be conducted entirely in Spanish. If you are interested in this topic and prefer English,  register for Youth Mental Health 101 being held on Zoom on Thursday, May 23.

Entrenamiento de conocimiento de salud mental de jóvenes 2

Monday, May 20, 2024, 6:00 pm

Aprende a identificar a jóvenes que padecen de trastornos mentales y cómo conectarlos con los recursos apropiados.

Este taller te ayudará a aprender sobre la salud mental de los jóvenes y cómo apoyarlos, también te ayudará a identificar tus propios retos de salud mental y los recursos disponibles en la comunidad. Esta es la segunda sesión de una serie de dos partes. Parte 1 se llevará a cabo a las 6 pm el lunes, 13 de mayo. Regístrate para una o ambas sesiones. Este taller será dirigido enteramente en español. Si te interesa este tema y prefieres el inglés, regístrate para Youth Mental Health 101 que se llevará a cabo en Zoom el jueves, 23 de mayo.

Learn to identify young people who are having mental health issues and how to connect them with appropriate resources. This training will help you learn about youth mental health and how to support youth, as well as to identify our own mental health challenges and the resources available in the community.

This is the second session of a two-part series. Part 1 is offered at 6 pm on Monday, May 13. Register for one or both of these sessions. This workshop will be conducted entirely in Spanish. If you are interested in this topic and prefer English, register for Youth Mental Health 101 being held on Zoom on Thursday, May 23.

Personality Disorders: Persistently Stigmatized: Online Event

Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 7:00 pm

This webinar is designed to help reduce the stigma of those who have been diagnosed with a personality disorder.

Explore how to best assist in setting boundaries, de-escalating a crisis, and providing ongoing care to reduce the need for the cyclical nature of hospitalization and refusal of care that often is associated with the diagnosis of a personality disorder. This webinar will also provide the basic information on diagnostic criteria for the primary personality disorders seen in most therapeutic settings. Josselyn Center crisis supervisor Meghan Rosenzweig will lead this session.

Register for this event and receive the Zoom link here.

Meghan Rosenzweig's background in crisis mental health support includes inpatient care, intensive outpatient programs, partial hospitalization programs, and work within a therapeutic day school. Her main priorities in working with clients are safety, security, and wellbeing. 

Youth Mental Health 101: Online Event

Thursday, May 23, 2024, 7:00 pm

Caregivers of and professionals who work with kids and young adults, ages 6-24, learn about youth mental health awareness, assessment, and referral.

Originally developed in response to pandemic-related concerns observed by families and professionals who work with youth,  a representative from Ascension Illinois will provide an overview that can be tailored for participants' specific needs. Topics may include:

• Hot topics in mental health
• Assessment
• Substances/medication use
• Treatment
• De-escalation
• Self-care
• Referrals
• Scenarios

Registration closes at 3 pm on Thursday, May 23. Registrants will then receive an optional survey to complete, along with the Zoom link.

Participants who complete the workshop and survey will receive 2.5 continuing education credits through Ascension Illinois, which is funded by SAMHSA.