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Recent Updates
- US Department of Education Issues Resource Document That Discourages Restraint and Seclusion
- Financial Assistance for Children’s Health Care cost
- Family-driven care training, May 24th, 2012, 9am-4pm.
- Join us for Parent/Caregiver Leadership Training, May 18 & 19, 2012. See flyer for more information. If you are a parent wanting to strengthen your advocacy skills to benefit your family as well as helping others. Please join us for this free training.
- Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week May 6th- 12th, 2012
- Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) application deadline extended to May 1, 2012
- FUN DAY at The Park Postponed
- If you or your child are a Medicaid recipient please read this important Message about your personal information:
- NIMH articles of interest for April & May
- The Developing Brain: What It Means For Treating Adolescents
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MILITARY KIDS CONNECT WEBSITE
This new Department of Defense website provides military children a safe, fun, interactive place where they can build resilience and learn coping skills to help deal with the challenges of having a deployed family member. http://militarykidsconnect.org
Support Program For Caregivers
SUPPORT PROGRAM CAN HELP CAREGIVERS COPE WITH RELATIVE’S MENTAL ILLNESS A free, nationally available support program can significantly improve a family’s ability to cope with an ill relative’s mental disorder, according to an NIMH-funded study published June 2011 in Psychiatric … Continue reading
A New Family Education Series
LRADAC is offering a free monthly meeting the last Monday of every month from 5:30-7:00pm. “A New Family Education Series: For Families and Friends of those experiencing problems with alcohol and other drug issues.” Location: 1068 S. Lake Dr., Lexington, … Continue reading
SAVE!
Using GoodSearch can help you save on your Spring shopping needs and you can help the Federation of Families as well. If you sign up for Goodsearch you will get dollars off at major stores and if you name the … Continue reading
What A Difference A Friend Can Make
What A Difference a Friend Makes (reprinted from www.samhsa.gov) SAMHSA recently held a video contest. Watch the winning video from the recent “What a Difference a Friend Makes” contest. The contest asked people to share meaningful stories about friends helping … Continue reading
Teen Group For Teen Girls That Have Witnessed Domestic Violence
The “Teen” group is a group for teen girls, ages 13-17 that meets every Thursday in Cayce from 5:30-7:00 pm. This counseling group gives teens an opportunity to discuss how witnessing domestic violence has affected their lives. Research suggests that … Continue reading
