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Let's Talk About It August 8, 2024: Helping Aggressive Children Manage Their Behavior - Robert W. Oliver, Ed.D. Master Trainer for Aggression Replacement Training

An overview of the Aggression Replacement Training (ART) model, a cognitive behavioral intervention program designed to help children improve social skills and moral reasoning, better manage anger, and reduce aggressive behavior.<

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Let's Talk About It August 15, 2024: Active Minds Club at IVC - Lupita Castro, LMFT Director- Student Health Services, Behavioral Health Care Team Chair, Active Minds Chapter Advisor, and Aileen Sanchez-Active Minds President Imperial Valley College

Active Minds Club is a student organization established to promote and support healthy student wellbeing through peer awareness and activities. The concept of youth joining together to promote and protect their mental health is a repeating theme at campuses across the Imperial Valley. Our next generation of professional caregivers and helpers are developing helpful and leadership skills while making their schools happier, healthier, and safer. Join us as we discuss the mission, goals and heart of this amazing step towards improving community mental health at Imperial Valley College.

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Let's Talk About It August 22, 2024: Processing and Healing Grief - Stephannie Ramirez, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Loosing loved ones, freedoms, opportunities, social contacts, practices and habits can result in individuals experiencing what we know as grief. Join us, as therapist Stephannie Ramirez, LCSW acknowledges, validates and discusses different types of losses. Tune in as Stephannie provides both healing and coping mechanisms along with a sense of when grief may be overwhelming and when support may be necessary for recovery.

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Let's Talk About It August 29, 2024: Mindfulness and Horses - Jennifer Cohen Harper Founder and CEO- Little Flower Yoga

Mindfulness encourages you to disengage from the media and take in the sights and sounds of the moment while relaxing and clearing your mind from overthinking, stress and worries. Horses have an acute ability to be in the moment which allows them to pick up on subtle body language cues and emotions. The combination of mindfulness and horses helps individuals become more in touch with their emotions and help heal past traumas. Jennifer Cohen Harper talks about this mindfulness practice and its evolution during the pandemic as a way for people to reconnect with nature.

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Let's Talk About It July 4, 2024: National Alliance on Mental Illness: The Value of Lived Experienced - Ingrid Alvarez Ron, Program Manager Shannon Switzer, Lead Trainer-NAMI Career Pathways 2.0 San Diego and Imperial Counties

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is offering a series of training courses for individuals and family members with mental health concerns. The ''lived experiences'' are unique and important to each individual and important for their own recovery process. Join us as we explore the value of lived experience and how it supports behavioral health recovery.

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Let's Talk About It July 11, 2024: Dispelling the Myth of Violence and Mental Health - Johgn Grohol, Psy.D., Founder of PsychCentral Health Network

Historically, society has perceived people with mental disorders as being more violent and dangerous than other individuals, resulting in a public perception of those suffering from a mental illness as being more dangerous members of our community. Nothing could be further from the truth. Join us as we listen to Dr. Grohol share the facts.

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Let's Talk About It July 18, 2024: Hiking and Mental Health - Maggie Peikon, Manager of Communications for the American Hiking Society

Hiking is a great physical activity that promotes and improves the mental state of hikers. Hiking gets people out in nature, and this stimulates production of endorphins that may help people feel happy. Participating in hiking creates and strengthens family bonds. Join us to learn more about the practice of hiking and its associated holistic health benefits.

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Let's Talk About It July 25, 2024: Laughter Yoga - Mayra L. Reyes, LCSW, Laughter Ambassador, Laugher Yoga

Laughter Yoga is a modern exercise involving prolonged voluntary laughter. This type of yoga is based on the belief that voluntary laughter provides similar physiological and psychological benefits as spontaneous laughter. Join us as we speak with a Laughter Ambassador and share information on the techniques and benefits of Laughter Yoga.

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Let's Talk About It August 1, 2024: Music and Mental Health - Johnny Crowder, Certified Recovery Peer Specialist (CRPS-Y/A), CEO and Founder of Cope Notes

Mental Health challenges affect our lives in different ways that can lead us to cope with stress by isolating, feeling hopeless and lacking energy. Research shows that music can help reduce the impact of mental health challenges. Join us as Johnny Crowder talks about his recovery through music and how it inspired his "Cope Notes" positive texting business.

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