Resilience

01 Sep Love Makes a Family-Nora and Candace’s CHRIS 180 Adoption Journey 

Posted at 20:59h in Adoption, All Blog Posts, Resilience, Resources, The Latest, Uncategorized by Briyanna Ferguson 0 Comments

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Candace and Nora started their journey with CHRIS 180 in the hopes of achieving their dream of starting a family. As an LGBTQ+ couple in the south, Candace and Nora knew they would face challenges. The pair did not let that stop them and they...

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19 Jul CHRIS 180 Hosts Ribbon Cutting For Westside Housing Initative

Posted at 14:46h in All Blog Posts, Events, Resilience, The Latest by Chaundra Luckett 0 Comments

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Program will provide stable homes to young mothers and children experiencing homelessness  ATLANTA, GA (June 28, 2022) – CHRIS 180, an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing trauma-informed mental health services for children, youth and families, recently hosted a ribbon cutting and grand opening of The Glover...

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22 May Strengthening Communities, Promoting Peace

Posted at 20:11h in All Blog Posts, Resilience, Trauma, Uncategorized by Briyanna Ferguson 0 Comments

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Gun violence and gun control has become a highly politicized topic of discussion in America. In the past few years, as we lived through the COVID-19 pandemic,  there has been an increase in news coverage about school shootings, protests and demonstrations, police brutality and  deadly...

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29 Apr More Than 20 Organizations Have Partnered to Reduce the Impact of Opioid Use on Children and Families

Posted at 17:00h in All Blog Posts, Children, Resilience, Uncategorized by Emily Thompson 0 Comments

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Thanks to funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, Georgia’s metro-Atlanta area organizations and leaders have come together as the Coalition for the Georgia Child Victims of the Opioid Epidemic. Through this public/private partnership of 20 organizations and individuals, the...

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08 Apr CHRIS 180 Experts Lead Conversation about Women’s Mental Health

Posted at 17:41h in All Blog Posts, Anxiety, Feelings, Resilience, Stress by Briyanna Ferguson 0 Comments

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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic there has been an increase in mental health issues like anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder found in women. According to a study at the University of Chicago Medicine, “29% of women reported symptoms of depression and anxiety...

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31 Mar Celebrating Women, Now and Forever

Posted at 10:17h in All Blog Posts, Resilience by Norma Nyhoff 0 Comments

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CHRIS 180 celebrates women’s role in creating brighter futures for every child, adult, family and community we serve and is proud to have an Executive Leadership Team that is 76% women. In honor of Women’s History Month, three of our leaders shared their reflections on...

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13 Jan Relicensure for Therapists in 2022

Posted at 17:25h in All Blog Posts, News, Resilience, Resources by Robert Collins, LCSW, LSSGB 0 Comments

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Therapists, don’t forget that relicensure is just around the corner in September 2022! According to the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office rules of Continuing Education Chapter 135-9, social workers, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists will need to acquire 35 total hours through continuing education...

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19 Sep 180 Change: Jocelyn Shares Her Story

Posted at 17:10h in 40th Anniversary, All Blog Posts, Children, Grief and Loss, Post-Traumatic Stress, Relationships, Resilience, Therapy, Trauma by Chaundra Luckett 0 Comments

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At just 12-years-old, Jocelyn had her first encounter with CHRIS 180. Her grandmother was looking for help after taking in Jocelyn and her brother, in the wake of their mother’s issues with substance use.  Knowing that both children had experienced significant trauma, the family turned...

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05 Sep 180 Change: Sabrina’s Story

Posted at 17:40h in All Blog Posts, Resilience by Chaundra Luckett 0 Comments

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Without the support of her parents, CHRIS 180 client Sabrina was facing homelessness at age 18. She was connected to  CHRIS 180 where she found the stability, acceptance, and resources that could help her make 180-degree change in her life. Sabrina originally shared the story...

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30 Aug Healthy Grieving During the Pandemic

Posted at 10:31h in All Blog Posts, Culture, Feelings, Grief and Loss, Relationships, Resilience, Routines and Structure, Sadness, The Latest, Trauma by Monica McGannon, LCSW 0 Comments

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Grief is often pushed aside quickly in American culture.  You lose a loved one, you have a funeral or memorial service within a week and people go back to their regular schedules. I’m sure most people reading this have lost one or many loved ones in...

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