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In our community: NEW: Resiliency & Mental Wellness for First Responders January 11, 20201 ________________ NEW: NAMI Frontline Wellness NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) new initiative, in partnership with #FirstRespondersFirst, supports frontline professionals with resources for their immediate and future mental health needs. Click here to learn more. __________________ Coping in the 2020/21 School Year: A resource guide for students and young adults The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) developed a behavioral health resource guide for middle and high school students, adolescents and young adults coping during the 2020/21 school year. This guide will help spotlight issues and find resources so that Maryland students and young adults can know how to help themselves, and each other, manage stress and recognize signs of crisis during the pandemic. Click here to learn more. | Employment & Internship Opportunities ________________________________________________ Talking to Kids About the Attack on the Capitol Explaining the violent attempt to stop Congress from certifying that President-elect Joe Biden won the election.
Click here to read more from the National Education Association. Photo: istockphoto.com/JUANMONINO 5 Ways to Reduce Anxiety, Anger, and Depression in 2021 Let's make 2021 the year of losing the baggage. But because hope is not a strategy, I encourage you to do these five things in order to take control of the wheel and live a baggage-free life. Learn what cognitive distortions are and quit using them. They will dictate your thinking and your life by default. They are the number one reason people remain stuck and unhappy. They are typically learned when you are young and can actually be at the root of much anxiety, anger, and depression. Click here to learn more about cognitive distortions.
If you notice, these are all things that you learn to do. They are not illnesses to overcome or walls that cannot be climbed. They are not solutions that are just for some people, they are for anyone who will take a bit of time and incorporate them into their lives. Every one of you reading this can do them. Maybe you only need to do some and already have some in place. Maybe you need to do all of them. Either way, they can be done and you will feel better after you do them. You may have spent half your life already in a disorganized mess; think how good you will feel to finally conquer that. Take ownership of your life for 2021 and ring in a baggage-free New Year! Written by Dr. Audrey Sherman; content from Psychology Today. ![]() CARF International, a group of companies that includes CARF Canada and CARF Europe, is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services. Toll free (888) 281-6531. www.carf.org If you are experiencing a mental health medical emergency, call 911 or go immediately to the closest emergency room. |
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