by Karen Maxey-Littlejohn | Aug 14, 2018 | advocacy, behavioral health, News, Parents/Caregivers, recovery, wellness, Youth/Young Adults
When the Care Coordinator at Lookout Mountain Community Services met 13-year-old Alejandra,* she was depressed, rarely leaving her bedroom or getting out of her pajamas, and showing her mom photos of people she’d learned had taken their own lives. She’d almost...
by Karen Maxey-Littlejohn | Mar 21, 2018 | advocacy, behavioral health, Events, News, Parents/Caregivers, recovery, wellness, Youth M.O.V.E., Youth/Young Adults
From: Sue Smith, Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network Annual Art & Poetry Contest Partnering for Health and Hope Following Trauma Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day THURSDAY, MAY 10 8AM – 1PM The Georgia Freight Depot 65 M.L.K. Jr Dr SW, Atlanta,...
by Karen Maxey-Littlejohn | Jan 31, 2018 | behavioral health, Events, News, Parents/Caregivers, recovery, Training, wellness, Youth/Young Adults
From Georgia Council on Substance Abuse: What is CARES? CERTIFIED ADDICTION RECOVERY EMPOWERMENT SPECIALIST (CARES) VISION We envision a recovery-oriented system of care that supports self-directed pathways to recovery by building on the strengths and resilience of...
by Karen Maxey-Littlejohn | Jan 29, 2018 | advocacy, behavioral health, Parents/Caregivers, recovery, wellness, Youth/Young Adults
Talking about mental health can be really uncomfortable, but it doesn’t have to be. It can be as simple as asking a friend or someone you care about, “Hey, are you ok?” To make it a little easier for us all to get through those awkward moments, the...
by Karen Maxey-Littlejohn | Oct 20, 2017 | behavioral health, Events, News, Parents/Caregivers, wellness, Youth/Young Adults
SpiritHorse is hosting its 10th Annual Special Olympic Horse Show, Saturday, October 28 and a celebration for Veteran’s/Active Military and their children/grandchildren on Sunday, October 29. Details for each event are attached below....
by Karen Maxey-Littlejohn | Oct 19, 2017 | behavioral health, News, Parents/Caregivers
We recently received an updated set of criteria for IC3 (Intensive Customized Care Coordination) from DBHDD (Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities) , which required us to make some changes to the Pre-Referral Questionnaire for ages 6-21. This...
