March 7, 2024:  Self-Harming Behaviors in Youth and Young Adults - Maricruz Bermudez, LFMT, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Youth and Young Adult Services

March is self-harm awareness month. What is self harm? NAMI defines it as: self-harm or self-injury means hurting yourself on purpose. The thoughts or actually hurting yourself are a sign of emotional distress. Post-pandemic and the particular stress on youth and young adults, the risks of self harming behaviors have probably never been more pronounced. Please join us as therapist Maricruz Bermudez talks about more in depth about the signs and symptoms and the different interventions and help that are available for young people that are experiencing self-harm.
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March 14, 2024: The Value of Healthy Sleeping to Mental Health - Albert Romero, RPSGT, Technician Director, Imperial Valley Sleep Center

Sleep is a vital, but commonly overlooked component to both mental and physical health. With a multi-tasking world driven by electronic devices seemingly always at our sides, the critical aspects of establishing and maintaining healthy sleep hygiene become critical to obtaining the benefits of healthy sleep. Join us as Albert Romero from the Imperial Valley Sleep Center, shares more about the benefits and the practicing of healthy sleep.
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March 21, 2024: Families in Crisis: A View From the Bench - The Honorable Juan Ulloa, Judge of the Superior Court of California Imperial County

Years of judicial service have given Hon. Judge Ulloa a unique perspective on the inherent strengths, challenges and lives of the people of Imperial County who face the impacts of family crises. Join us as we reflect on his knowledge and experience on community mental health and wellness. 
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March 28, 2024: Madness: A Bipolar Life - Marya Hornbacher, Author, Professor, and Journalist

"Madness will push you anywhere it wants. It never tells you where you're going, or why. It tells you it doesn't matter. It persuades you. It dangles something sparkly before you, shimmering like that water patch on the road up ahead. You will drive until you find it, the treasure, the thing you most desire. You will never find it. Madness may mock you so long you will die of the search. Or it will tire you, turn it back, oblivious as you go flying. The car is beside you, smoking, belly-up, still spinning its wheels." -Marya Hornbacher, Madness: A Bipolar Life
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