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INTERESTING STORIES THIS MONTH

5 reasons why coloring as a youth or an adult is good for you

Check out this video in the Huffington Post this month about why coloring when you're an adult or young adult can actually be good for you. One highlight: it can help with PTSD, anxiety, stress, and high blood pressure. Watch here. Color inside (our outside!) the lines with us during our three Color Me Good sessions in June on the 16, 23, 30!

• Report: Police departments need mental health programs

• NAMI and SFBHN partnered with United Way to inspire an action plan to scale-up Miami's capacity to care for those with mental illness

• 1 9 things to know if your child is dealing with depression

CATCH UP ON LAST MONTH

• We molded our expressions with paper mache. If you missed out, we'll be having paper mache sessions every week in June. Make sure to check the calendar.

• We got our money right. Thanks to Catalyst Miami for such invigorating financial literacy sessions! Youth learned the ins and outs of budgeting, taxes, savings, debt, credit cards and more!

• We celebrated Awareness Day in style. On Sat. May 7, we hosted our Finding Help Finding Hope community resource fair by providing free health screenings, behavioral health information, music, and fun all in good company with the Miami Gardens community!

→ JUNE 2016 CALENDAR

Click the image above to access our June 2016 calendar on our site.

→ TRAININGS TO KNOW ABOUT IN JUNE

There are three mental health trainings that Federation of Families is facilitating in June that you should know about.

Youth Mental Health First Aid
June 15 • 9am—5pm

Youth Mental Health First Aid
June 28 • 10am—6pm

Intro to WRAP (Spanish)
First of five consecutive sessions for Spanish speakers begins June 22 from 5pm—8pm.

Contact info@fofmiami.org to register and for more info.

→ AWARENESS DAY LIVE ON DEMAND

Children's Mental Health Awareness Day took was May 5, and SAMHSA celebrated with a live-stream of their annual event. Our very own Janet Pereyra was a panelist. Watch the video here.