Posted 2 months ago
The future of crisis response By Samantha Shepherd, MSW, LICSW • JFCS Therapist According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in 2020, someone in this country died of suicide every 11 minutes. In addition to this, over 12 million adults seriously considered suicide, with over [...]Posted 3 months ago
By Jill Kozberg • JFCS Mental Health and Senior Services Director September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This is a critical topic for all of us to know about, think about, and talk about. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), suicide affects people of all ages and is co[...]Posted 7 months ago
By Danielle Rodin, Fatuma Noor, and Tamima Adan • JFCS Targeted Case Managers Every May since 1949 we have been reminded of the importance of caring for our mental health by recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month. We commemorate this important month and show solidarity against the stigmas a[...]Posted 8 months ago
By Becca Hotchkiss, LICSW • JFCS Counselor “Birds fly, fish swim, and children play”– Garry Landreth I love this quote by Landreth, founder of the largest play therapy training center in the world, the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas. Most people think of ther[...]Posted 8 months ago
Becca Hotchkiss, MSW, LICSW (she/her) All of us are faced with experiences in life that are scary and difficult, with which we could use some help. Using warmth, gentleness, and humor, Becca’s goal as a therapist is to create a safe, healing relationship to join you in exploring the p[...]Posted 1 year ago
JFCS’ 33rd Annual Benefit Fund-a-Need will raise money for programs that provide support for mental health and emotional well-being As we approach the two-year mark of living with an evolving pandemic, we continue to struggle with what the future holds. The release of vaccines in the sprin[...]Posted 2 years ago
JFCS has multiple programs that support mental health across people's life spans By Ali DeCamillis, MS, ATR, LPCC • Counseling Manager and Laine Bermansohn, MA, LPCC • Mental Health and Senior Services Manager To start a blog about Mental Health Awareness Month by saying “Mental hea[...]Posted 2 years ago
JFCS Counselor Natalie Quiring-Oleson was prominently featured in the Star Tribune’s Variety section on Saturday, May 15, in an article on how parents can talk to their kids about racism. The Star Tribune contacted her for a Q&A following an article she wrote on this topic last year. In it[...]Posted 2 years ago
By Natalie Quiring-Oleson, MSW, LICSW • JFCS Counselor If you’ve read any articles providing you with tips to survive the pandemic, it is likely that mindfulness and/or meditation has been mentioned. These are two simple, but powerful, tools that can help manage anxiety, stress, worry, and f[...]Posted 2 years ago
Embracing winter sports, indoor hobbies and hygge By Natalie Quiring-Oleson, MSW, LICSW • JFCS Counselor It seems fall is coming closer to an end, with patches of snow remaining in yards reminding us of the snowstorms of October. Temperatures have fallen considerably, which means yet ag[...]