Community Crisis Services, Inc. http://www.communitycrisis.org Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:34:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 CCSI Leadership Council Member Makes A Difference! http://www.communitycrisis.org/2013/06/14/way-to-make-a-difference/ http://www.communitycrisis.org/2013/06/14/way-to-make-a-difference/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:28:34 +0000 CCSI http://www.communitycrisis.org/?p=320 Congratulations to CCSI Leadership Council Member, Pastor Ben Slye, and the Christian Life Center!
Check out this Voice of America story and Video about their Food Recovery and Distribution Program – bringing fresh produce to hundreds of families in our community. Christian Life Center is a central partner in making our Riverdale Park Cares and Friends of Warm Nights Community Resource Day possible!
Watch the Video and Re-post!

 

 

]]> http://www.communitycrisis.org/2013/06/14/way-to-make-a-difference/feed/ 0 Breaking Down the Barriers to a Suicide-Safer Community http://www.communitycrisis.org/2012/03/13/breaking-down-the-barriers-to-a-suicide-safer-community/ http://www.communitycrisis.org/2012/03/13/breaking-down-the-barriers-to-a-suicide-safer-community/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:08:16 +0000 CCSI http://www.communitycrisis.org/?p=226 Join us for a Daylong Conference to break down the barriers to an open open discussion of suicide, raise awareness and identify opportunities where we can come together to help make our Prince George’s County communities suicide-safer for all of us.

Tuesday,
May 29, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church of Glenarden

For more information or to register, visit the event page

YOU Are The Difference!

Featuring a Keynote Address by

Congresswoman Donna Edwards

and a host of Distinguished Panelists and Presenters

 

Open to All

Conference Fee – only $99 (CEUs available)

Space is Limited – Register Today!

www.communitycrisis.org

Questions? – Call Laila Riazi at 301.864.7095 ext. 420

“Opening the Door”

  • Separating myth from reality – A national problem with local impact – increasing our awareness of suicide.
  • Our Youth at Risk – Our African American young men, Latina young women and LGBT youth are increasingly at risk.
  • Respecting Our Elders – Depression, Health and Loss – keeping our elders safe from suicide.

“Of Faith, Race and Community”

  • Interfaith Panel – Parallels and differences among our faith traditions.
  • Treating What Ails Us – Faith, mental health and suicide.
  • A Journey Through Loss – Suicide survivors and their journeys through loss and faith.

“From Frontlines to Homefront”

  • Defining the Threat – Impact on the services – service members, veterans and their families.
  • Service/Community-Based Supports – Successes and setbacks, identifying opportunities for collaboration.
  • Service-Specific Compounded Impacts – Post Deployment/Reentry Adjustment, Post Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain injury and suicide.
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