Connecting, Supporting and Empowering Maryland Families
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Volume 15 Issue 02
Summer 2019
This month we share:
Self-Care: How to Eat Mindfully by Listening to Your Body
Heading Back to School: Tips for Success
Why Teenagers Aren't Getting Enough Sleep
How Carroll County Significantly Decreased Opioid Deaths
Also included: employment opportunities and links to Support Groups around the state.
Self-Care: How to Eat Mindfully By Listening to Your Body
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Do you want to create a better relationship with food? Maybe you follow the standard recommendations for healthy eating, but they don’t seem to work for you. You may find yourself always fighting off cravings or struggling with your weight. Or maybe you’re constantly distracted by technology and overwhelmed by busyness, too scattered to find pleasure in your meals. Listening to your body’s reactions to food can shift the way you think about eating and nourish you in ways you might not have experienced before. This article offers seven tips that can help you create a better relationship with food.
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Heading Back to School: Tips for Success
From Rachel Stoyonov, Family Peer Support Specialist
I often work with families who have children who have challenges in school. I understand that the start of a school year can be particularly stressful, so I want to share some of the tips that have helped my family and those that I work with. These tips range from attitude adjustments to finding resources to practicing packing lunches! The start of the school year is also a good time to reach out to MCF so that we can help you prepare your child – and you - for a successful school experience.
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Why Teenagers Aren't Getting Enough Sleep
Many of us have had the uncomfortable experience of dealing with a sleepy, cranky teenager in the morning. Research has shown that there’s actually a physiological reason for this. Most young people experience a shift in their circadian rhythm, the 24-hour cycle that impacts them both physically and mentally. The teen’s internal body clock is guiding them to stay awake longer into the night and sleep longer in the morning. This schedule might work on weekends or in the summer, but waking up early for school or work creates problems for many teens – and often for the rest of the family as well!
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How Carroll County Significantly Decreased Opioid Deaths
Carroll County in Maryland has implemented several innovative strategies that have decreased the number of opioid overdoses in that region. MCF is honored to have been a part of this success, primarily through the work of our Family Peer Support Specialist, Beth Schmidt. Beth has worked with Carroll County to fight the opioid epidemic for many years. She is a member of the Carroll County Opioid Prevention Coalition, and serves on multiple boards, including the Local Overdose Fatality Review Team (LOFRT). The Review Team looks at every instance of overdose in Carroll County and tries to determine if and how the individual fell through the cracks. They discuss when and what intercepts could have helped to prevent the overdose fatality, and use this information to inform future work.
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Also online:
Once They Hid Their Stories. But Now, Survivors of Suicide Are 'Coming Out' to Combat a National Crisis
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Most Kids On Medicaid Who Are Prescribed ADHD Drugs Don't Get Proper Follow-Up
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Meth In The Morning, Heroin At Night: Inside the Seesaw Struggle of Dual Addiction
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Leidos Team With Baltimore Ravens to Tackle Opioid Addiction
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MCF Employment Opportunities
MCF is growing, and we have employment opportunities that might be perfect for you or someone you know! We currently have job openings for:
Family Peer Support Specialist - Positions available in Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties
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Manager of Marketing and Communications -
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Based in Columbia, MD
Click here for further information on employment opportunities
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Parent & Caregiver Support Groups
Allegany County
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Baltimore County
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Baltimore County, Substance Use
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Baltimore City
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Calvert County
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Carroll County
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Cecil County
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Charles County
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Dorchester County
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Garrett County
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Harford County
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Howard County
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Lower Eastern Shore
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Mid-Shore
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Prince George's County - Bowie
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Prince George's County - Temple Hills
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Prince George's County - Upper Marlboro
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Southern Maryland
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Talbot County
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Washington County
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This smart phone app can save lives - download now!
The "There is Hope" app provides fast and easy access to crisis intervention and suicide prevention support.
This free app provides the next steps to help someone at risk of taking their life, or for those concerned about family members or friends who are having suicidal thoughts. The app also includes an immediate connection to crisis counselors who will deliver help and hope for preventing suicide.
Download the app from the Apple App Store
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Maryland Coalition of Families (MCF) helps families who care for someone with behavioral health needs. Using personal experience as parents, caregivers, youth and other loved ones, we connect, support and empower Maryland’s families. Our staff provide one-to-one support to parents and caregivers of young people with mental health issues and to any loved one who cares for someone with a substance use or gambling issue.
10632 Little Patuxent Pkwy Suite 234 | Columbia, MD 21044
Toll Free: (888) 607-3637 | Fax: (410) 730-8331
www.mdcoalition.org
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