Thank you, Maya Angelou…

28 05 2014

Remembering a phenomenal woman, a significant influence, a treasured writer.

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Starting with the end in mind…community engagement

18 05 2014

From the wonderful folks at Creating The Future (www.creatingthefuture.org), here’s a simple but effectively twisted way to look at community engagement (hint: it’s not the way most have been doing it):Listening

 

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Children’s Mental Health Week

4 05 2014

Children’s mental health is important every day, all year long. But one week is set aside annually to focus on children’s mental health issues and awareness, and that week is May 4-10 this year. Take a moment to think about the many challenges, circumstances, conditions, illnesses, traumas, experiences, and other factors that can contribute to the mental health problems facing so many children. Then ask yourself what our community, our society, would be like if all children were happy, healthy and thriving…and what will we need to do to make that happen? child mental health week