txt4life is a free, confidential texting service operating in select areas of Minnesota. By texting the word “LIFE” to 61222, people are connected to trained counselors who can help with thoughts of suicide, give advice on how to help a friend who might be thinking of suicide, and offer supportive listening when texters go through […]
When it works it’s amazing! My apologizes for two newsletters today. The first one wasn’t suppose to “send” :\ Thank you for reading and sharing information in our weekly newsletter. Sincerely, Patti Miller SACK Coordinator
The holiday season can bring mixed emotions for many. For some, it’s their favorite time of year. For others, it brings feelings of sadness and loss. Seeing old friends and family members may be exciting or may bring up memories of disappointments. Did you ever get together with your family and notice you’ve all of a sudden […]
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Almost a century ago, the Lebanese American poet Kahlil Gibran wrote: Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. (The Prophet, 1923) Gibran’s words capture perhaps […]
After Yarly Raygoza attended a drug prevention program at the Boys & Girls Club in Westminster, Calif., last year, she used what she learned to talk a few friends out of using marijuana. The 14-year-old took the class again this year but worries that counseling her friends will become more difficult. Recreational marijuana is now […]