Empowering Women in East Central Illinois NFP
FREE WORKSHOP
The focus of the Mental Health Workshop is to inform participants of the many resources available to them within their community and how to access them. It is important to educate each woman and equip her with the necessary tools with which to become successful in life.
Expert speakers will attend from a variety of organizations located throughout Illinois. Each speaker will lend their voice, guidance, and support to each woman, by way of providing educational resources and information. Demonstrations will be given by area businesses. Opportunities for hands-on training will be offered, based on the workshop.
Empowering Women in East Central Illinois NFP believes social connectedness is key to building community and getting what you need in life. Because of this, each workshop will afford women the good fortune and time to garner support from other women in the group like themselves.
Why should you attend the
Mental Health Workshop?
If we cannot fully function, we cannot find solutions to getting better. The Mental Health Workshop will address the life challenges and social issues that are negatively impacting women’s mental health today. Learning healthy coping mechanisms that will allow you to overcome barriers and life’s day-to-day challenges is key to having healthy mental health hygiene and an overall sense of well-being.
There is no shortage of events that cause our mental health to decline:
- Abandonment
- Abortion
- Anxiety attacks
- Bullying
- Child custody
- COVID-19 and other illnesses
- Disabilities
- Divorce
- Domestic abuse
- Harassment
- Hate crimes
- Homelessness
- Inability to meet your basic needs
- Lack of quality healthcare
- Loss of a loved one
- Loss of protections
- Misinformation
- Natural disasters
- Negative news found on social media
- Neglect
- Nuclear war
- Politics and law
- Poverty
- Pregnancy
- Racism
- Rape
- Repeal of Roe v. Wade
- UFOs and aliens
- Ukraine and Russia war
- Unemployment
- Violation of human rights
- Violence
- And more
This workshop will discuss mental health disorders, enable you to construct emergency plans that will keep you safe, teach healthy coping skills, find healthy sources of support, and more.
What else will this
workshop address?
The Mental Health Workshop will address the following areas:
- Abortion
- Anxiety
- Biofeedback
- Bullying
- Checklists
- Childcare
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Coping skills and tools
- Deep Breathing
- Depression
- Developmental Disabilities
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Distraction
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Drinking
- Eating disorders
- Emergency Safety Plans
- Emergency shelters
- Employment
- Financial assistance
- Food pantries, SNAP, WIC
- Government assistance – social programs
- Grief and loss
- Health and exercise
- Health insurance -private
- Healthy relationships
- Housing
- Hypnotherapy
- Interpersonal skills
- Job Coaching
- Medicaid and Medicare
- Medications
- Meeting your basic needs
- Mental Health Services
- Mindfulness training
- Personal Assistants
- Personal Service Workers
- PTSD
- Rape
- Red flags
- Rehabilitation
- Respite care
- Safe Haven Baby Boxes
- Self-defense
- Self-help workbooks
- State of Illinois payouts to victims
- Substance abuse
- Suicide prevention resources
- Support groups
- The police
- Therapy
- Transportation
- Treatment plans and goals
- Unemployment
- Utility assistance
- Working from home
- And more
Expert Speakers from Participating Organizations:
TBA
Demonstrations:
TBA
Hands-On Training:
TBA
Links to Other Workshops:
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