Trauma Recovery Team Attends Domestic Violence Walk
Trauma Recovery Team Attends Domestic Violence Walk
Eric Robinson, Peer Victim Advocate Specialist, in our Trauma Recovery Network attended the Miami Gardens Police Department's 3rd Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk on Saturday, Oct. 21
Thriving Mind Leadership Meet with Legislators
Thriving Mind Leadership Meet with Legislators
Thriving Mind meet with legislators during Behavioral Health Day in Tallahassee.
Thriving Mind South Florida’s Network Serves Those in Crisis
Thriving Mind South Florida’s Network Serves Those in Crisis
Help is Available
Mental Health Awareness: Need For Services
Mental Health Awareness: Need For Services
In 2021 there was an estimated 287,431 individuals with serious mental illness/substance use disorders needs in our service area
Recovery Oriented System of Care
Recovery Oriented System of Care
Moving away from an acute care model to a framework that focuses on the whole person, their strengths, community, and family.
Prevention System of Care
Prevention System of Care
Prevention services provide substance use prevention and wellness promotion services.
Thriving Mind Speaks at Psych Jam Event
Thriving Mind Speaks at Psych Jam Event
Delia Keen, Thriving Mind’s Peer Support Specialist, and Derek S. Moore, Thriving Mind’s Peer Services Manager, participated in FIU’s online Psych Jam event this week.
Help for Children and Youth
Help for Children and Youth
We also provide a full array of services for children and youth including mental health and substance use treatment
Thriving Mind Youth Board Member Shares Mental Health Journey
Thriving Mind Youth Board Member Shares Mental Health Journey
Mecca McCain remembers being as young as 11 when she first began cutting herself with a steak knife hidden in her bedroom. 
Stress affects mental health
Stress affects mental health
When our bodies stay triggered for too long, lots of possible health problems can develop or worsen.
CBS4 Interviews Our CEO
CBS4 Interviews Our CEO
Dr. Newcomer, along with Dr. Joe Parks, who is medical director at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and a Thriving Mind board member, spoke at the event on suicide prevention.
Thriving Mind Staff Supports NAMI Miami-Dade Event
Thriving Mind Staff Supports NAMI Miami-Dade Event
Thriving Mind staff conduct outreach at NAMI Miami-Dade suicide prevention event.
New Podcast Focused on Diversity and Mental Health
New Podcast Focused on Diversity and Mental Health
The first episode talks about the new nationwide suicide hotline, 988, and efforts to reach people in communities of color.
Thriving Mind and NAMI Miami-Dade Discuss Suicide Prevention
Thriving Mind and NAMI Miami-Dade Discuss Suicide Prevention
How to talk to friends and family about taboo topic.
Black History Month: Focus on Mental Health
Black History Month: Focus on Mental Health
Black and African American people are more likely to experience chronic and persistent, rather than episodic, mental health conditions.
Thriving Mind Staff Gives Reunification Month Keynote
Thriving Mind Staff Gives Reunification Month Keynote
Allison Schild, Peer Services Manager, gives Reunification Month Keynote talk
FIRST TRAUMA RECOVERY NETWORK IN FLORIDA TO SUPPORT CRIME VICTIMS
FIRST TRAUMA RECOVERY NETWORK IN FLORIDA TO SUPPORT CRIME VICTIMS
FIRST TRAUMA RECOVERY NETWORK IN FLORIDA TO SUPPORT CRIME VICTIMS
LGBTQ youth and suicide risk
LGBTQ youth and suicide risk
LGBTQ youth and suicide risk
Depression and Suicide Dangers in Children High in Post-Pandemic Era
Depression and Suicide Dangers in Children High in Post-Pandemic Era
Depression and Suicide Dangers in Children High in Post-Pandemic Era
Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Come here to learn more about maintaining your mental health, what to do if you need help and where to go.
Thriving Mind Statement on Ukraine
Thriving Mind Statement on Ukraine
Thriving Mind Statement on Ukraine
Lunch and Learn Suicide Prevention: Mental Health and COVID 19
Lunch and Learn Suicide Prevention: Mental Health and COVID 19
Hosted by Guidance/Center Center, Inc., this free, informative 60-minute webinar will provide suicide prevention training including identifying suicide risk, warning signs, communication, and actions to assist. Then, impact of COVID-19 on mental health ...
Mental Health Residential Facilities Should be Prioritized for COVID-19 Vaccine
Mental Health Residential Facilities Should be Prioritized for COVID-19 Vaccine
Behavioral Health Workers, High Risk Patients and Congregate-Living Residential Facilities for Behavioral Health Treatment Should Receive the Same Priority for COVID-19 Vaccine as all other Medical Workers, Patients and Congregate Living Facilities Flo ...
Grant to Develop Recovery App For Smartphones
Grant to Develop Recovery App For Smartphones
Proctor and Tien Receive $300K Federal Grant To Develop Addiction Recovery Smartphone App MIAMI-/BALTIMORE–Steven Proctor, Ph.D., of PRO Health Group of Miami, in partnership with Allen Tien, M.D., of Medical Decision Logic, Inc. (mdlogix) —a B ...
Thriving Mind Presents Care Coordination Research
Thriving Mind Presents Care Coordination Research
Thriving Mind Presents Care Coordination Research John W. Newcomer, M.D., Thriving Mind President and CEO, and Steve Proctor, Ph.D., Thriving Mind Senior Health Outcomes Advisor, presented research involving Care Coordination for individuals with subst ...
Provider Spotlight: GCC Receives Federal Funds for Suicide Prevention
Provider Spotlight: GCC Receives Federal Funds for Suicide Prevention
Guidance/Care Center, Inc. Receives Federal Funds for Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Provides Emergency Response Funds for Suicide Prevention due to COVID-19. Guidance/Care Center, Inc ...
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month and Thriving Mind is here to help. Go to our Get Help page here for resources for mental health and substance use for adults and children and youth. Despite advances in health equity, disparities in mental ...
Thriving Mind Supports Our Community
Thriving Mind Supports Our Community
Thriving Mind Supports Community Trauma, the combined impact of past and recent stressors, increases risk for mental health and substance use disorders. Thriving Mind South Florida supports our community, especially those with reduced access to care, a ...
Children’s Mental Health Awareness
Children’s Mental Health Awareness
May 7th is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day and is observed each year to raise awareness about the importance of children’s mental health and how vital positive mental health is to a child’s development. Thriving Mind South Florida can h ...
Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Come there for resources, news and stories throughout the month. What’s it like to live with mental illness? Watch this video. National Prevention Week 2020 May 10–16, 2020 SAMHSA’s National Prevention Week (NPW) i ...
Interested in Becoming a Peer Specialist
Interested in Becoming a Peer Specialist
Peers Are you interested in earning the Certified Recovery Peer Specialist (CRPS) credential in Florida? Do you have questions about the process and requirements to apply for and earn the CRPS designation? Then this FREE webinar is for you! Join us on ...
COVID-19 Takes Heavy Psychological Toll on Health Care Workers
COVID-19 Takes Heavy Psychological Toll on Health Care Workers
Frontline Healthcare Workers Exposed To COVID-19 May Be At Greater Risk Of Developing Unfavorable Mental Health Outcomes, Study Indicates MD Magazine reports, “Frontline healthcare workers, women, and nurses exposed to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-1 ...
Loving Your Family, Your Friends, and Yourself Everyday
Loving Your Family, Your Friends, and Yourself Everyday
This time of the year may be synonymous with love, romance and material expressions of the like, but as the hearts and bouquets fade on social media feeds and store displays, a more significant focus should be loving one’s self, friends and family – no ...
Thriving Mind Advisor Publishes Poem on Opioid Addiction
Thriving Mind Advisor Publishes Poem on Opioid Addiction
Steven L. Proctor, Ph.D., Senior Health Outcomes Advisor for Thriving Mind, published a poem on opioid addiction in the journal Academic Psychiatry. Click here to view link of poem and the Poet’s statement. Congratulations, Dr. Proctor!
NBA Develops Mental Health Guidelines
NBA Develops Mental Health Guidelines
MedScape Psychiatry reports on new guidelines developed by the National Basketball Association (NBA) after players open up about mental health concerns. Read the full story here and go to our website for resources for children and adults.
Forbes Reports on Disparities in Mental Health
Forbes Reports on Disparities in Mental Health
Forbes reports: There’s an alarming gap between the number of people who experience mental illness and those who receive care. It’s especially troubling when you consider that the health disparity between people with mental illness and those without is ...
NY Times reports: Meth Deaths on Rise
NY Times reports: Meth Deaths on Rise
The New York Times reports on rising deaths from meth. “Meth use first ballooned in the United States from the 1990s into the early 2000s, when it was often made in small home labs with pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient in many drugstore cold medici ...
FCC Approves Proposal To Make 988 National Suicide Prevention Hotline Number
FCC Approves Proposal To Make 988 National Suicide Prevention Hotline Number
The Wall Street Journal (12/12, Tracy, Subscription Publication) reports that the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday okayed a proposal to create a 988 hotline for suicide prevention and mental health crises. The three-digit number is designe ...
Community Forum on Recovery
Community Forum on Recovery
The Florida Department of Children and Families and Thriving Mind South Florida in collaboration with Faces and Voices of Recovery are hosting a Community Forum to discuss RECOVERY in our Community. So if you are a person in Recovery, Family member, se ...
Everyday Tips for Building Better Mental Health
Everyday Tips for Building Better Mental Health
When we think about what we can do, or should do, to take better care of ourselves, we often jump to thinking about our physical body and how we need to rearrange our schedules or wake up hours earlier to find enough time for a trip to the gym or to pr ...
Depression is real, but it is also treatable: Here’s what you need to know
Depression is real, but it is also treatable: Here’s what you need to know
October is National Depression Awareness Month, which is a month-long campaign in the United States to inform and engage health professionals and the general public about depression and its risk factors. This October, become familiar with effective coping mechanisms for depression, as well as the risk factors and warning signs to look out for.
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