Office of Diversity and Equity August 2019
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Parent Project Fall 2019 All Class Schedule
The Parent Project Fall 2019 is now available! Please help us share our flyer with your networks.
The Parent Project® is a free, 12-week course that is offered in English and Spanish to anyone who cares for a child or adolescent. The classes meet for three hours each week. Parents learn parenting skills and get information about resources and other support available in their communities. Parents/caregivers learn and practice skills such as:
- appropriate ways to discipline
- preventing or stopping alcohol, drug and tobacco use
- improving communication skills
- improving grades and school attendance
For more information, please contact Kristie Lui at kflui@smcgov.org.
September is Suicide Prevention Month!
The 2019 September Suicide Prevention Month (SPM) is a month away. SPM includes National Suicide Prevention Week (September 8-14) and World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10). During the month, individuals and organizations around the country join their voices to amplify the message that suicide can be prevented, and to reach as many people as possible with the tools and resources to support themselves and those around them.
San Mateo County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services and Suicide Prevention Committee is partnering with libraries and community agencies in San Mateo County to host 12 events and promote a social media campaign. This initiative aims to equip individuals with words and resources to support people who may be thinking about suicide. Events include support groups, informational presentations, day of prayer, film screenings, craft workshops and lived experience speakers.
This year’s theme in San Mateo County is interpersonal connectedness where we build positive relationships that say #ImHereForYou. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirms that connectedness is overall an important protective factor against suicide and states, "[c]onnectedness between individuals can lead to increased frequency of social contact, lowered levels of social isolation or loneliness, and an increased number of positive relationships."
We all have a role to play in preventing suicide. Please help promote Suicide Prevention Month, in big or small ways, by:
Offering your ear, shoulder and love to communicate to someone that #ImHereForYou.
Wearing purple and teal throughout the month of September. You can reach out to us to pick up some purple/teal ribbons.
Attending/sharing an event listed on the calendar of events (attached)
Join the San Mateo County Suicide Prevention Committee to help with suicide prevention efforts all year. This coalition usually meets the 1st Tuesday of the month 1:30-3pm. Meeting schedule can be found here.
If you or someone you know considering suicide, please reach out to these 24/7 crisis hotlines: StarVista Crisis Hotline (San Mateo County) - 650-579-0350, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-TALK (8255) and/or Crisis Text Line - Text “Home” to 741741.
Thank you for helping build connection, prevent suicide, and promote wellness in our community!
Islam & Sylvia Co-Chairs, Suicide Prevention Committee
Islam Hassanein, M.S., AMFT #93903 Pronouns: She/Her/Hers StarVista Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention Center 650.579.0359 x25 | islam.hassanein@star-vista.org
Sylvia Tang, MPP Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Office of Diversity and Equity, San Mateo County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services 650-578-7165 | stang@smcgov.org
In community,
The Office of Diversity and Equity
