Let's Catch-up: March 2024
Our mission is to empower families to foster resilience and prioritize mental health and emotional wellness in their children through educational programming, access to resources, and peer support. 
Greetings!

Yes, that's next week's Lunch & Learn speaker, Stephanie Zwilling, MSW, LCSW, getting up close and personal with a piglet at Providence Farm (PF) in Northbrook where she connects with more than animals.

PF is a sober home for young men who have completed treatment for substance abuse disorders.

Stephanie will share her expertise on how we can build those all-important connections with our kids. (Ok, it's not the same as kissing a farm animal, but connections are connections, right?)

As you read through this newsletter, you'll see other community members stepping up for mental health including: a GBN student leading a community awareness event and a local business inviting us in to talk about mental health and parenting.

This is what it looks like when a community prioritizes mental health, shows up for one another, and creates an environment where our kids can build life skills.

#catchiscommunity

With gratitude,
The CATCH Team
In this Issue
  • Lunch & Learn
  • Curious, Not Furious
  • ADHD
  • 5K for CATCH
  • CATCH GBN Mental Health Awareness Award
  • Parenting the Mental Health Generation: Glimmers
  • CATCH Journal
  • Flight Delays
  • Michelle Icard Event Summary
  • Community Events
  • Good Inside Discussions
Lunch & Learn
Curious, Not Furious
How to get your kid to come to you with the tough stuff
Tuesday, March 12, @ 12pm via Zoom

Join us and learn how to build non-judgmental relationships with your children based on trust and openness.
ADHD: It's Complicated... And So Are Our Kids
Tuesday, April 16 @ 12pm
via Zoom

We’ll sort through ADHD... What is it? What else might present like it?

And how do we better understand the mental health struggles that often come with it?

Speakers: 
Recordings of all CATCH Lunch & Learn events are available on the CATCH YouTube Channel.
5K for CATCH
Coming Together for Mental Health!
Saturday April 13 @ 8am
Techny Prairie Activity Center
180 Anets Dr., Northbrook

Bring your family, friends, and neighbors to raise awareness about mental health!

We will walk, run, talk, listen to music, and connect with our community.

And BIG THANK YOU to our sponsors, thus far:

Gold Sponsors:

Bronze Sponsor:

If you or your organization would like to sponsor, reach out to us at info@catchiscommunity.org or click on the link below.

Registration: $40/person (The price goes up the closer we get to the start, so register now!)

Special thanks to GBN Sophomore Nate Nayman for organizing this special event!
CATCH GBN Mental Health Awareness Award
Attention GBN Seniors!
The CATCH Mental Health Awareness Award recognizes Glenbrook North High School Seniors and GBN seniors attending Glenbrook Off-Campus Center who have bravely put mental health first and meet one of the following criteria:

• worked to raise mental health awareness in their school and/or their community

• developed an understanding of the importance of mental health and emotional well-being through their own journey or by supporting a friend or family member 
The winners will be announced and receive a monetary award at the Glenbrook North H.S. Honors and Awards Assembly on May 26, 2024.

Deadline: Applications are due Monday, April 15. 
As this year is the first time CATCH is presenting this award, it is only available to GBN students. We look forward to expanding this opportunity to others in the coming years.
Parenting the Mental Health Generation
CATCH Podcast
If you’re stuck in the muck of parenting, you can make positive change without sticker charts and timeouts.

Yes, there is another way, and you may find it by searching for glimmers, those little moments that deliver peace and joy.

During this episode of our podcast, Parenting the Mental Health Generation, we meet an artist who made a big life shift for the better and shares how you can follow her lead with small steps.  
Find the CATCH podcast anywhere you get your podcasts.

Thank you to Board Member Anne Neumann, CATCH podcast producer, for her tireless efforts to bring you Parenting the Mental Health Generation.
Parenting the Mental Health Generation is also available on the CATCH YouTube Channel.
CATCH Journal
Personal Essay
Flight Delays, Gratitude and Glimmers
Hours spent stuck in an airport offered Amy Oberholtzer, CATCH Executive Director, an opportunity to practice gratitude and enjoy the power of glimmers.

Read her personal essay about how she passed the time, reframed her thinking, and even made a new friend.
Event Synopsis
Turning Your Child's Setbacks into Success
We're still thinking about all the valuable lessons we learned earlier this year when Michelle Icard, author of 8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success, came to speak to us.

Read our event summary in the CATCH Journal, and learn the steps to take when your child runs into a challenge.
Parent Support Network
CATCH Conversations

Are your child's mental health struggles impacting you and your family? Are you wondering how to start finding help?

We recommend seeking support for yourself first with a CATCH Conversation.

Sign up and a CATCH volunteer will reach out to schedule a time to talk, meet for a cup of coffee, or go for a walk to give you a chance to share what's going on and learn how CATCH can support you. 
Parents Connect: Peer Support
Plenty of parents are facing challenges raising children with mental health struggles. 

When we come together and support one another, we build a community that makes each day easier. 

Parents Connect groups are meeting weekly. 
Looking for professional support?
CATCH is here to help you find a mental health provider.

Look through our lists of providers or send a confidential email to CATCH, and we will provide you with names of trusted practices that might meet your needs. 
Community Events
Compass: The Impact of School Anxiety, Refusal, and Absenteeism on Youth
April 4, 11am - 12pm via Zoom
Virtual

Almost one-third of K-12 students in the United States, totaling more than 14 million youth, are not attending school regularly.

During this community conversation, you'll hear from experts about the underlying mental health issues contributing to nonattendance and ways we can reduce school absenteeism in our youth.
Glenview Volunteer Fair
Saturday, March 16, 10am - 1pm
Glenview Public Library

Are you looking for a way to give back to your community? Find the right opportunity at the Volunteer Fair! Look for CATCH and find out how you can support mental health in our community.


Sponsors: Glenview Chamber of Commerce & Glenview Public Library
Be Well @ GPL: Spring Series
The Glenview Public Library offers a number of programs focused on mental health including a self-care workshop and a presentation on supporting everyone's mental health as kids head off to college.
Good Inside Discussions: Great!
If you're looking for a parenting book that will help you de-stress and raise healthy humans, check out Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy. We hosted two book discussions on this wonderful guide, and it's clear people are finding the advice they need in the complex world of parenting.

Special thanks to:
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