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April 2020
Postponed: Mental Health Breakfast: Extending community health with myStrength
Postponed: Join Adam Hartman, MSW, LCSW, Team Leader of Child and Adolescent Clinical Services at Oaklawn’s Goshen campus, for “Extending community health with myStrength.” This year, Oaklawn and Goshen Health teamed up to provide the community with this free, evidence-based treatment extender. With a mobile application and web-based tools, myStrength provides personalized, confidential support for a range of physical and mental health topics, drawing on evidence-based practices. In addition to providing 24-hour support, myStrength can help members track progress, broaden…
Find out more »Cancelled: ACE Interface
April 27 presentation cancelled: ACE Interface In the 1990s, the CDC and Kaiser Permanente conducted a landmark study on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). They discovered that ACEs and psychological trauma are the greatest indicators of later health, safety and opportunity outcomes over the lifespan. During ACE Interface, a free, 2-hour presentation, you'll learn: more about the ACE Study the impact of stress on the brain and nervous system and how that affects a person over the course of their life…
Find out more »May 2020
21st Annual Spring Spectacular
Anna Ryan Drew was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 18. She kept it a secret for over 20 years, living with fear, stigma and shame. She stepped out of that story a few years ago, and into a power she had all along. It was a difficult path, also filled with triumph of the human spirit. This May, she’ll share that journey to self-empowerment at Oaklawn’s 21st Annual Spring Spectacular. Actor and producer Lisa Varga will moderate.…
Find out more »ACE Interface
ACE Interface In the 1990s, the CDC and Kaiser Permanente conducted a landmark study on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). They discovered that ACEs and psychological trauma are the greatest indicators of later health, safety and opportunity outcomes over the lifespan. During ACE Interface, a free, 2-hour presentation, you'll learn: more about the ACE Study the impact of stress on the brain and nervous system and how that affects a person over the course of their life ways to encourage and…
Find out more »June 2020
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
Oaklawn will be offering four Youth Mental Health First Aid Training over the course of the next year. Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school…
Find out more »ACE Interface
ACE Interface In the 1990s, the CDC and Kaiser Permanente conducted a landmark study on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). They discovered that ACEs and psychological trauma are the greatest indicators of later health, safety and opportunity outcomes over the lifespan. During ACE Interface, a free, 2-hour presentation, you'll learn: more about the ACE Study the impact of stress on the brain and nervous system and how that affects a person over the course of their life ways to encourage and…
Find out more »July 2020
ACE Interface
ACE Interface In the 1990s, the CDC and Kaiser Permanente conducted a landmark study on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). They discovered that ACEs and psychological trauma are the greatest indicators of later health, safety and opportunity outcomes over the lifespan. During ACE Interface, a free, 2-hour presentation, you'll learn: more about the ACE Study the impact of stress on the brain and nervous system and how that affects a person over the course of their life ways to encourage and…
Find out more »August 2020
ACE Interface
ACE Interface In the 1990s, the CDC and Kaiser Permanente conducted a landmark study on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). They discovered that ACEs and psychological trauma are the greatest indicators of later health, safety and opportunity outcomes over the lifespan. During ACE Interface, a free, 2-hour presentation, you'll learn: more about the ACE Study the impact of stress on the brain and nervous system and how that affects a person over the course of their life ways to encourage and…
Find out more »September 2020
Transforming Trauma: How to do this work and sustain
Oaklawn invites you to join us for “Transforming Trauma: How to Do This Work and Sustain” from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on September at Sammlung Platz in Nappanee. This training is a continuation of Oaklawn's efforts over the past five-plus years to build a more trauma-informed community. Featured speakers are Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute, and Nancy Michael, director of Undergraduate Studies at the Neuroscience and Behavior Institute at Notre Dame. Laura…
Find out more »ACE Interface
ACE Interface In the 1990s, the CDC and Kaiser Permanente conducted a landmark study on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). They discovered that ACEs and psychological trauma are the greatest indicators of later health, safety and opportunity outcomes over the lifespan. During ACE Interface, a free, 2-hour presentation, you'll learn: more about the ACE Study the impact of stress on the brain and nervous system and how that affects a person over the course of their life ways to encourage and…
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