Free Brainstorm Community Event | | |
Come share your ideas, insights, and vision for local community initiatives and health programs.
When: Thursday, October 1st
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Where: The Guidance Center's Center for Excellence (Bldg 2)
13111 Allen Rd. Southgate, MI 48195
For more information, please contact: Jerry Perrett
Email: JPerrett@iamtgc.net
| | Free Virtual Parenting Education Series | | |
These workshops help provide information needed to be a more effective parent, to motivate, lead & inspire your children.
This is a free series, register here: Love & Logic Parenting Series
When: Mondays, on October 26th, November, 2nd, 16th,
23rd & 30th
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Zoom
For more information, please contact: Anita Rothert
Phone:734-785-7705 x7035
Email: ARothert@guidance-center.org
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Free book and book club, "The Amazing Generation." For kids, tweens, and their parents, this book helps navigate the world by managing smartphone usage and living more fun and confidence in real world connections with others.
When: Thursday, November 12th, 2026
5:30PM - 7PM
Where: The Guidance Center's Center for Excellence (Bldg 2)
13111 Allen Rd. Southgate, MI 48195
For more information, contact: Allison Smith
ASmith@guidance-center.org
734-308-0768
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Join us for an LGBTQ+ community walk to connect with nature, followed by a craft and snacks. This is an all-ages, family friendly event, open and free to the community!
Meet us at the Refuge Visitor Center
When: Saturday, November 21st 1:00p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge 5437 W Jefferson Ave, Trenton, MI 48183
Register here: OUT in Nature
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The mission of the SUDDS Coalition is to prevent underage drinking and drug use in the Downriver community.
As of January 2025, the SUDDs Coalition will be officially combined with the Healthy Downriver Coalition to continue its mission on making the community a healthy and safe place for our youth. SUDDs will continue on as an action team with a new namefor Mental Health/Substance Misuse under the Healthy Downriver coalition.
Heathy Downriver:
Mission- Our mission is to build collaboration, improve health equity, and be the creator of positive change to support the health and wellness of Downriver residents.
Vision- To have a culturally inclusive Downriver community that engages in healthy living, has equal access to care, and makes informed choices that strengthen mind, body, and spirit.
If you would like to get involved or require more information, contact Lisa Horvath:
734.785.7700. ext. 7361
LHorvath@iamtgc.net
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Meet Our Youth Volunteers! | This summer we were able to receive a grant from the Tobacco Free Michigan coalition to hire youth volunteers to help with our work in raising awareness on youth tobacco usage in the community. It has been a wonderful experience for us to learn from the youth and help them grow as individuals in the community! | We are so excited to have experienced another successful Healthy Senior Expo for the Downriver Community. A special thanks to all our vendors to help provide services for the seniors in our community and Brownstown Event Center for helping make this event possible at their location. Hope to see everyone next year! | |
Another wonderful year of working with the Downriver Council for the Arts (DCA) and The Guidance Center to host the Recovery and Resilience event in Wyandotte. This makes it possible for the Downriver Community to have their opportunity to take part in having their art displayed through the month of September in honor of National Recovery Month. DCA also allows us to use their gallery for our storytelling event, which happened on September 24th. We had a wonderful time thanks to our storytellers, artists, and volunteers. | | October is National Bullying Month | | |
How can we prevent bullying?
- Addressing bullying and the fact that it exists is important to preventing it. By addressing bullying in school, at home, and even in your community, you can educate others and work on ways to prevent it from happening.
- Creating a safe space for children and teens to go when they are a witness to bullying or are facing a bully will help to prevent future incidents.
- Communicating policies on bullying in schools and communicating expectations for appropriate behavior helps reduce bullying as well.
- Teach youth about bystanders and how they are essential to bullying prevention.
For more information, please go to Bullying Prevention
| | October is National Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month | | |
October is Substance Use and Misuse Prevention Month. The idea behind prevention is to prevent substance use in the first place, prevent the progression of use, and prevent consequences associated with use.
For more information, go to :SAMHSA Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month
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October 10th is
World Mental Health Day
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Red Ribbon Week
October 23rd-October 31st
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The last week of October is used to promote drug awareness and prevention in schools and communities every year.
For more information, go to: Red Ribbon Week
| | Use the button above to help you find a therapist | | |
Healthy Downriver Coalition meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 12:00PM via zoom.
Mental Health/Substance Misuse Action Team takes place monthly, 5:30 PM in person or zoom, the next meeting is scheduled for October 21st, 2026
If you'd like to get involved with the coalition or be added to the mailing list, contact Lisa Horvath:
[734.785.7700. ext. 7361] [LHorvath@iamtgc.net]
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If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
Call or Text: 988
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