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If you have a friend who is going through difficult times, reach out! You could be saving their lives.
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/gethelp/someone.aspx

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September is Recovery Month!
During this month, spread the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention works, that treatment is effective and people can and do recover.
Please join communities nationwide to promote this year’s theme, “Join the Voices for Recovery: Speak Up, Reach Out,” which encourages people to openly speak up about mental and substance use disorders and the reality of recovery, and promotes ways individuals can use to recognize behavioral health issues and reach out for help. SAMHSA
http://www.recoverymonth.gov/

Recovery Month 2014 - Home Recovery Month promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for mental and substance use disorders, celebrates people in recovery, lauds the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible. Recovery Month…

High five to Youth M.O.V.E. Through the Arts - Miami for their video submission to the Wellness Works Initiative 2014 for National Wellness week.
http://www.peerlink-wellnessworks.org/wellness-works-2014/video/

It's all about perception. Take a look, you'll see what we mean :)

Video - Peerlink Wellness Works 2013 Assistance Center is made possible by grant funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

We were so proud of having such a dedicated group of youth representing our community at the 2014 Georgetown Training Institutes last week!

Youth M.O.V.E. Miami - Through the Arts goes to D.C.! We were honored to have won Youth M.O.V.E. National's Chapter of the Year Award! We also had a blast connecting with other organizations and making new friends.

Friends! Most of our team is already in D.C. for and we are so excited to be representing our community. If you are attending the conference, don't forget to stop by and see us by the or join the conversation .
Ohh you can still vote!!! So one last push before voting closes tomorrow: http://www.vancomm.com/judging/2014-ecco-finalists
Thanks everyone for the support!

2014 ECCO Finalists | ECCO Judging The Excellence in Community Communications and Outreach (ECCO) Recognition Program celebrates the outstanding achievements in communications and social marketing by system of care grantees. Browse the 2014 ECCO finalists below to learn from the talents, strengths, and accomplishments of system of ca…

Happy Friday Friends!! Please vote for our entries.
FACES of Miami, FL: SPOTLIGHT – Newsletter (Category: Internal Constituents),
and/or
FACES of Miami, FL: 3rd Annual Youth & Family Empowerment Summit – The Yellow Bus (Category: Awareness).

http://www.vancomm.com/judging/peoples-choice-award-voting

We were selected as one of the finalists for the People’s Choice Award at the ECCO (Excellence in Community Communications & Outreach) Recognition Program. We need your help to win so you can vote everyday! Please spread the word. Thanks!

People’s Choice Award Voting | ECCO Judging Please select ONE out of the 25 entries below as your selection for the People’s Choice award recipient for the 2014 Excellence in Community Communications and Outreach (ECCO) Recognition Program. Online voting closes at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2014.

We are so grateful to have the opportunity to be there this year! It is
always so enriching to meet other communities and share stories of strength and resilience. http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/Activities/TrainingInstitutes/2014/Speakers.html

National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health Gary Blau Gary Blau, Ph.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and is currently the Chief of the Child, Adolescent, and Family Branch of the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). In this role he provides national leadership for childre…

Here is what other communities are doing to mark National Children's Mental Health Awareness day http://www.samhsa.gov/children/communityevents_2014.asp

Don't forget to check out what our youth Youth M.O.V.E. Miami - Through the Arts are doing right here!

Community Events Planned for Awareness Day 2014 children

National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day is tomorrow! To mark the day, we’ve dedicated our entire quarterly newsletter to the members of Youth M.O.V.E. Miami - Through the Arts. Since the chapter was formed, they have been working tirelessly to spread the word about the challenges youth with mental health issues & substance abuse can face and to lift the stigma surrounding the barriers to recovery. Their dedication and strength is a commendable example for our community.
Please take a moment to read about their accomplishments, and share others!

http://fofmiami.org/assets/files/FACES/Spotlight%203_youth%20focus.pdf

fofmiami.org

Youth M.O.V.E. Miami - Through the Arts marking with showing their with the of local partners.

Children's Mental Health Awareness Day 2014 Promo Series of local events Federation of Families Miami Dade Chapter and Youth M.O.V.E. Miami Dade Chapter hosted in the community for Children's Mental Health A...

Awareness Day 2014 Hashtag Showcase children