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July 2021
ACE Interface
This presentation will be conducted virtually via Zoom. 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…
Find out more »Narcan Training
Join Oaklawn’s Brooke Marshall, MSW, LCSW, LCAC, to learn about Narcan, the opioid-overdose reversal medication, how it works, how to administer it and more about the disease of addiction. Trainings will take place at the Oaklawn- South Bend Campus, 415 East Madison Street, in the East Bank Meeting Room West from 6:00-8:00 p.m. If you plan to attend, please complete the free online registration at: https://form.jotform.com/91495757103159 *Please note: Per the county health department, face coverings are required until further notice.
Find out more »August 2021
ACE Interface
This presentation will be conducted virtually via Zoom. 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…
Find out more »Narcan Training
Join Oaklawn’s Brooke Marshall, MSW, LCSW, LCAC, to learn about Narcan, the opioid-overdose reversal medication, how it works, how to administer it and more about the disease of addiction. Trainings will take place at the Oaklawn- South Bend Campus, 415 East Madison Street, in the East Bank Meeting Room West from 6:00-8:00 p.m. If you plan to attend, please complete the free online registration at: https://form.jotform.com/91495757103159 *Please note: Per the county health department, face coverings are required until further notice.
Find out more »September 2021
Mental Health Breakfast: Emerging Trends in Suicide Prevention
Suicide remains the second-leading cause of death among 10- to 24-year-olds – and numbers have generally been rising for a decade. Join Leslie Weirich, suicide prevention specialist, and Amy Rosen, LMHC, LCAC, vice president of Medical Services, for this training on emerging trends in suicide prevention. Hear from Leslie Weirich, who lost her 20-year-old son, Austin, to suicide in 2016. She now serves as suicide prevention specialist working with local schools and youth-serving agencies to address suicide risk in young…
Find out more »VIRTUAL Mental Health Series: Emerging Trends in Suicide Prevention
Suicide remains the second-leading cause of death among 10- to 24-year-olds – and numbers have generally been rising for a decade. Join Leslie Weirich, suicide prevention specialist, and Amy Rosen, LMHC, LCAC, vice president of Medical Services, for this training on emerging trends in suicide prevention. Hear from Leslie Weirich, who lost her 20-year-old son, Austin, to suicide in 2016. She now serves as suicide prevention specialist working with local schools and youth-serving agencies to address suicide risk in young…
Find out more »Narcan Training
Join Oaklawn’s Brooke Marshall, MSW, LCSW, LCAC, to learn about Narcan, the opioid-overdose reversal medication, how it works, how to administer it and more about the disease of addiction. Trainings will take place at the Oaklawn- South Bend Campus, 415 East Madison Street, in the East Bank Meeting Room West from 6:00-8:00 p.m. If you plan to attend, please complete the free online registration at: https://form.jotform.com/91495757103159 *Please note: Per the county health department, face coverings are required until further notice.
Find out more »ACE Interface
This presentation will be conducted virtually via Zoom. 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…
Find out more »Rockin’ Out for Recovery
Join us at Howard Park on Thursday, Sept. 30, from 4-7 p.m. for music from Memphis Underground, food trucks and fun games to celebrate the recovery of so many in our community! Attending the event is free – so invite your friends! – but sponsors will receive special recognition as well as food tickets for the event! For more information, or to become a sponsor, visit www.oaklawndonate.org/sponsor/
Find out more »October 2021
Mental Health Breakfast: Intro to Cultural Competency
A solid foundation of cultural competency knowledge will be provided in this training in order to shift mindsets and decrease- traumatization of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) with the greatest disparities in Elkhart and St. Joseph County. As a result of this presentation, attendees will: Understand the difference between cultural competence and cultural humility Learn about current local disparities within Elkhart and St. Joseph County among BIPOC populations Understand what implicit bias is and current misconceptions about African Americans…
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