Author: betty_jackson
Food Fest 2025 -$5
Great Food. Great Fun. Great Cause. Join us on May 31st from 11AM – 5 PM for FOODFEST 2025, a celebration of good food and mental wellness! Enjoy a huge variety of food trucks and vendors, live music, fun activities, giveaways, and more—all while supporting a cause that changes lives. This Mental Health Awareness month we are recognizing the need for COMMUNITY. What better way to come together than over some awesome cuisine from around Gainesville and the State of Florida? Kids 12 and under are FREE! Adult tickets are currently 50% off with our Early Bird special! 100% of your wristband purchase is a donation to Meridian Healthcare, helping individuals in our community facing mental health and substance use challenges. Date: May 31, 2025 Location: Meridian Healthcare, 1565 SW Williston Road, Gainesville, FL 32608 Parking: Enter from Williston Road Don’t miss out! Lock in your early bird pricing today and help make a difference! Pre-register now: bit.ly/40Tlvbu
Wrap (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) Training
Meridian will be sponsoring a Wrap (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) training. WRAP is a great program that helps the clients in their recovery and helps them with their tools to prevent and recognize the signs and symptoms of possible relapse. This plan is for mental health and substance use. Completion of this training will offer certification to individuals who attend. With this certification staff will be able to create individual plans with their clients. Facilitators: Jennifer Goedeck CCBHC Hospital Bridge Program Certified Recovery Peer Specialist Certified Wrap I Facilitator Rose Tabor: WRAP Facilitator Hospital Bridge Dates: Thursday, March 6th & Friday, March 7th Time: 9am-5pm Location: Community Room-Meridian Main Building (This is an in-person training session. The training can be taken over MS Teams.) Lunch Break: Lunch will not be provided as there will be an hour lunch break. Please note, in order to earn the certification, you are required to attend both training days. For any additional questions, please reach out to Jennifer Goedeck at jennifer_Goedeck@mbhci.org or Rose Tabor at rose_tabor@mbhci.org. We hope to see each of you at the training. Thanks, The WRAP Team
Community Training-Human Trafficking-Feb 21st
Human Trafficking Continued Education Training Opportunity- Friday, February 21st Trauma and Human Trafficking: What You Need to Know Understanding the elements of trauma-informed care is helpful and supportive in creating a collective understanding of the negative impacts of trauma. It is essential in helping human trafficking survivors heal and recover. Specialized training and treatments in trauma are important for the survivor. The purpose of this training is to increase understanding of ‘trauma-informed care’ versus ‘approach’ versus ‘trauma treatment’ and how to determine if an organization has integrated each component. A trauma-informed care organization assessment tool will be explored, as well as identifying best practices in trauma treatment for survivors of human trafficking. This program is a must for a wide range of people and professionals in the community including non-profit agencies, justice system and law enforcement, health care and specifically mental health professionals, advocates, faith communities, and anyone who wishes to understand more about trauma and its impacts, particularly as this issue intersects with human trafficking. Webinar Registration – Zoom If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. Thank you, Marina Anderson Statewide Human Trafficking Training SpecialistFlorida Department of Children and Families Cell: 904-955-7647 DCF Headquarters 2415 N. Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32303 www.marina.anderson@ MYFLFamilies.com