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 13, 2017 | behavioral health, News, Parents/Caregivers, recovery, wellness
Staff at Pathways Transition Programs recently shared they have extended coverage area to provide IFI (Intensive Family Intervention) services in Bartow, Cobb, and Paulding Counties. In their brochure, Pathways explains IFI as an intensive, family-based therapy which...
by Karen Maxey-Littlejohn | Sep 18, 2017 | behavioral health, News, Parents/Caregivers, recovery, wellness
From Highland Rivers Health The Gilmer Home Again Program is staffed and ready to begin taking referrals. As a reminder, the Home Again program is a two week, intensive out-patient program that is designed to help avert crises and keep children from having to be...
