Michigan Department of Health and Human Services offers free, ongoing virtual support through their Stay Well resources and programming. Social media graphics, post content, and printable flyers for the following can be found here. Registration is open and ongoing. Please feel free to share widely with your patrons or even offer a safe space in your library for patrons wanting to attend these sessions. Current sessions offer vary for teens, adults, and older adults.

Upcoming Programming for August

· BEYOND THE PLATE: A compassionate way forward: Series starts Tuesday August 1.

Back by popular demand! Don’t miss this August webinar-and-workshop series from the Stay Well program! Learn to use self-compassion in redefining healthy eating, re-thinking body image and managing food-related challenges as we emerge from the pandemic years. Facilitated by Mary Balog, Registered Dietician and Certified Intuitive Easting Counselor.

· COPING WITH GRIEF AND LOSS – Series starts again Monday, July 31.

Grief is a natural reaction to loss, but it can bring a confusing tangle of emotions. Learn more about grief and how to cope with it in this workshop led by clinical mental health counselor Zeinab Moussa of the Stay Well program.

· COPING WITH GRIEF AND LOSS - FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS - Series starts again August 2.

Grief can be difficult for anyone to navigate—and it’s especially hard for adolescents whose lives have already been disrupted by the pandemic. The Stay Well program invites people in their teens and early 20’s facing grief and loss to join us for this supportive workshop series. Learn more and register at https://tinyurl.com/2p956rrk.

· STAYING WELL: AN EMOTIONAL HEALTH WORKSHOP FOR TEENS – Series starts again August 2.

Four in 10 teens report they feel “persistently sad or hopeless,” according to a recent CDC survey. If you know a teenager struggling with these feelings, we hope you’ll share this with them. “Staying Well” is a series of four workshops designed to help teens cope with strong emotions, manage relationships, and find meaning and purpose in their lives. Learn more and register at https://tinyurl.com/3tbku28u.

In addition to the offered workshops mentioned above Stay Well also offers online discussion group:

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Support for older adults – Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Register at https://bit.ly/3Wk3JK8.

Support for living with Long COVID – Thursdays at 7 p.m. Register at https://bit.ly/3HGhqOG.

BE KIND TO YOUR MIND – Support for everyone – Mondays at 7 p.m. Register at https://bit.ly/3V72huk.

Sea Amable con su Mente grupo de discusión en línea (Be Kind to your Mind – Spanish version) – Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

Presione aquí para registrarse: https://bit.ly/3ZRFbJP

Support for people who are grieving – Tuesdays at 12 noon Register at https://bit.ly/3TNEbn3.

Cathy Lancaster

Youth Services Coordinator

Library of Michigan
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Lansing, MI 48915
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