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Georgia’s Tax Credit Secret: The Qualified Foster Child Donation
by: Mina Holliday, CPA Adapted for CHRIS 180 by Lisa Schnaubelt, CFRE, Director of Development Many thanks to our amazing community partner Smith + Howard for writing this blog post outlining the 2023 Georgia Qualified Foster Child Donation Tax Credit. Read on to...
Are you a Bully?
Are you aware that bullying exists among children and adults? According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), bullying is a form of violence that includes any unwanted aggressive behavior that involves a perceived power of imbalance, that inflicts harm repeatedly...
Finding Hope & Resilience in Stressful Times
Finding Hope & Resilience in Stressful Times In the darkest of times, hope has the power to sustain us. While the world is experiencing great turmoil, remember that humanity’s strength lies in resilience and the unwavering spirit to overcome. Throughout history,...
Preventing Suicide: Social Connections Can Make a Difference
Suicide, like mental health seems to continue to carry a negative stigma around the country, where people say they are fine but are not. Some fear the labels others might put on them for seeking out therapy. While we know neither is the reality, we need to start...
Embracing the Journey: Finding Hope in Recovery
Often, we focus so heavily on preventing substance misuse that we can easily forget to stop and celebrate those who have made the brave choice to fight their addiction. September, which is known as National Recovery Month is the time to reflect on the positive...
CHRIS 180 to Offer Free Suicide Prevention Workshops
CHRIS 180 Raises More Than $700K at 23rd Annual CHRIStal Ball
Keeping Your Cool While Back to School
We’ve all read stories and seen statistics on the rising rates of anxiety, depression and suicide in our youth and going back to school can put added pressure on students of all ages. But as kids across Metro Atlanta get...
CHRIS 180 To Host 23rd Annual CHRIStal Ball
CHRIS 180 Announces Dr. Lisa Taylor as New Director of the Institute for Spiritual Health
Culture, Community & Connection: Minority Mental Health Month
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, and CHRIS 180 is focusing on raising awareness surrounding the struggles that underrepresented and minority communities face with mental illness. There are many factors...
CHRIS 180 Honors Juneteenth
Happy Juneteenth from our CHRIS 180 family to yours! Today, as we commemorate Black liberation in America, we invite you to pause and think about what liberation means to you. A quick scroll online lists several different...
CHRIS 180 Introduces Medication Assisted Treatment
CHRIS 180 Announces New Training Platform
From Incarceration to RehabilitationÂ
Mass incarceration may seem like a simple solution to help decrease crime and increase safety in communities, however, the solution is much more complicated. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, many people who have been to jail or prison lack the resources...
12 Tips for Coping with Stress
Are you one of the 29% of adults who made a New Year’s resolution related to your mental health? Or are you among the 25% expected to feel MORE stress in 2023? Indeed, a lot can cause stress in our lives – continued inflation, increased cost of living and an uncertain...
CHRIS 180’s Legacy of Women Supporting Women
Throughout the course of history, women have often been underestimated, underrepresented and excluded from opportunities to advance personally and professionally. Despite this, women have excelled in every area of life and contributed to political, cultural and...
How to Support Moms in Need This Mother’s Day
For years, Susan battled drug addiction, even after she had a child. Once she became a mother, she faced one of the most challenging circumstances of her life, when she lost custody of her daughter. During the time that Susan’s daughter was in custody of The Georgia...
5 Black Leaders Making History at CHRIS 180
When we think about celebrating Black history, often, Black civil rights heroes, political figures or groundbreaking entrepreneurs come to mind. But another part of honoring Black History Month is celebrating everyday people in the community whose work may go...
CHRIS 180 Receives Grant for Certified Community Behavioral Health Center
Certified Community Behavioral Health Center will integrate physical and mental healthcare CHRIS 180 has been awarded a four-year grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to develop a Certified Community Behavioral Health...
