Partners in Prevention

988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline now offers American Sign Language Videophone support. Making crisis support more accessible to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.

Increased accessibility helps ensure more people can reach out for support when they need it.
📱 Call or Text 988
📹 ASL Video
⌨ Chat Support

Resources, eligibility information, and details on accessing ASL videophone and other support services are available through the 988 website linked in this post.

https://988lifeline.org/deaf-hard-of-hearing-hearing-loss/

Grief can show up in many different ways. It can be challenging to understand these feelings on our own.

Sometimes it looks like silence where advice used to be and other times it looks like a special loneliness that can't be filled by just anyone.

If the days on the calendar feel different then they used to, just know you aren't alone. You deserve support. We are here to help.

content based off: LOSS Community Services.

🌽 Happy National Eat Your Vegetable Day! 🥕

Caring for your mental health includes caring for your physical health too. The nutrition we fuel our minds with can impact our mood, energy level, and overall well-being.

Today is a great reminder that even small acts of self care, like putting more vegetables on your plate, can support your mind and body! 💪 🍴

Two locations:
First Baptist Church, 202 E. Main Street, Lincoln
&
1st Presbyterian Church, 1600 W. Chisholm Street, Alpena

Caring for Children Who have Experienced Trauma is a 6-session course for parents, foster parents, adoptive parents, guardians, caregivers, grandparents, childcare providers, and those who work with children and families.

Explore the behavioral and biological impact of trauma on children and how to use a trauma-informed perspective to care for children.

6 contact hours will be accredited for sessions 1-3 (Trauma Basics) and another 6 contact hours for sessions 4-6 (Putting Trauma Knowledge Into Action).

Sessions are in-person weekly on Tuesdays, June 23rd through July 28t. It is from 6pm - 8pm.

No Cost to residents of Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, & Presque Isle Counties.

UPDATE: Now Free for all.

For those who have lost a father, father figure, or a child, June can feel heavy in a way that's hard to depict.
if you're carrying grief, memories, and healing this Father's Day, we see you

Register Today! 🎉

Join one of our upcoming workshops and receive a $25 E-Gift Card for participating and completing a session with us!