Congratulations Christina!

Congrats to all of this years award winners from the KPFC team!

Meet Kentucky Youth MOVE 

Kentucky Youth MOVE provides advocacy and training. share their lived experiences with others, help to create a youth-guided peer to peer network, partner with other organizations to help them understand youth behavioral health challenges, and create a culturally competent youth led system of care.

Learn More about KY Youth MOVE >> https://buff.ly/Ks3d2Of

You can support KY Youth MOVE directly today by visiting our donation page here: https://buff.ly/9k2ZUxm

 

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Spread Good Vibes

One smile, positive comment, or kind act can brighten someone’s day and create a ripple effect of happiness. People are naturally drawn to uplifting messages, and spreading positivity can help lift spirits and strengthen social bonds.

Share some positivity and watch good vibes spread far beyond your circle.

Learn More Source: https://healthymonday.com/

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month is observed in June. National PTSD Awareness Day is on June 27th. The goal is to educate the public about PTSD, reduce stigma, and encourage those experiencing it to seek help. 

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can develop after a person experiences or witnesses a traumatic event. It's characterized by persistent negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to the trauma. 

Treatment for PTSD:

Psychotherapy: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and other forms of therapy can help individuals process the trauma and develop coping mechanisms. 



Medication: Antidepressants and other medications can be used to manage PTSD symptoms like anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances. 

Support groups: Connecting with others who have experienced trauma can provide a sense of community and support. 

It's important to seek help if you are experiencing symptoms of PTSD. There are resources available to support individuals in their recovery. 

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. You can also reach the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.

The PTSD Coach app was designed for Veterans experiencing symptoms of PTSD. You do not have to be in treatment for PTSD to use this app, but it is not a replacement for therapy. PTSD Coach is available in English and Spanish.



PTSD Coach and PTSD Coach Online were created by VA’s National Center for PTSD and the U.S. Department of Defense’s National Center for Telehealth & Technology.

Features

• Reliable information on PTSD and treatments that work
• Tools for screening and tracking your symptoms
• Convenient, easy-to-use tools to help you handle stress symptoms
• Direct links to support and help
• Tools include guided relaxation exercises, soothing sounds and images, relationship tips, and more. You can customize these tools and integrate your contacts, music, and photos.

NFF SAMHSA-Sponsored Webinar – Collective Impact: Working Together to Support Individuals with Serious Mental Illness and Serious Emotional Disturbance and their Families

Join this webinar to learn how Senior Advisor at the Collective Impact Forum Paul Schmitz has coached organizations, agencies, and communities to come together to form a common agenda, establish shared measurement to track progress towards a goal, integrate all participants’ perspectives, and engage in continuous productive communication to create collective impact that is stronger than the efforts of one organization alone. Collective impact is a powerful model of change that can transform the behavioral health systems individuals with SMI/SED navigate to become more effective for those individuals, their families, providers, and other systems staff.

NFF SAMHSA-Sponsored Webinar – Emotional CPR: An Evidence-Based Support for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness and Serious Emotional Disorder and Their Families

Get an introduction to how Emotional CPR has positively impacted individuals with SMI/SED and their families from the National Empowerment Center’s Director of Training and Engagement and Coordinator for Allies of Indiana, Kimberly Ewing She will share what an emotional crisis looks like, a brief overview of the skills that are taught in-depth to those who complete the training, and why we know that Emotional CPR works.

NFSTAC Webinar: Effective Strategies to Show Off Your Work

Thursday, June 18th | 2:00 – 3:30 PM ET

We all play a role in communicating about the importance of our work—to funders, agency leaders, peers, and community members. Join us to learn strategies that will make us more effective communicators! This session will help participants think about how they share their work with others, why that matters, and how to create messages that connect with different people. The session will include opportunities to work together, share ideas, and learn from each other. 

Register

Substance Use Treatment Locator

Millions of Americans have a substance use disorder. Help is available. FindTreatment.gov.

Find Treatment in KY

Use this website to find facilities and providers who are actively taking new clients. https://findhelpnow.org/ky

Disaster Distress Helpline

1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746).

Website: www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline

Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator

Find alcohol, drug, or mental health treatment facilities and programs around the country at findtreatment.samhsa.gov.