Indiana's Social Emotional Learning Competencies: A Whole State Approach for a Whole Child Education
2022-04-20 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Area 30 Career Center- Community Room, 1 N Calbert Way Suite A, Greencastle, IN, 46135, United States
Putnam County Youth Worker on Indiana’s Social Emotional Learning Competencies: A Whole State Approach for a Whole Child Education. In this café, we will discuss supporting the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) needs of all students. We will dive into IDOE’s created PK-12 SEL Competencies that address social and emotional well-being through a neurodevelopmental, culturally responsive framework.
Topic: Indiana’s Social Emotional Learning Competencies: A Whole State Approach for a Whole Child Education
Speaker: Christy Berger, MSW, LSW, Director of School Counseling and Mental Health
Center Grove Schools
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM (EST)
Location: Area 30 Career Center – Community Room
1 N Calbert Way Suite A, Greencastle, IN 46135
565-653-3515
*No Cost – LUNCH PROVIDED
Register using the link provided!

Mental Health Awareness Month Proclamations
2022-04-30 | IN
Mental Health Month 2022
“Back to Basics”
WHEREAS, mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being; and
WHEREAS, all Americans experience times of difficulty and stress in their lives; and
WHEREAS, prevention is an effective way to reduce the burden of mental health conditions; and
WHEREAS, there is a strong body of research that supports specific tools that all Americans can use to better handle challenges, and protect their health and well-being; and
WHEREAS, mental health conditions are real and prevalent in our nation; and
WHEREAS, with early and effective treatment, those individuals with mental health conditions can recover and lead full, productive lives; and
WHEREAS, each business, school, government agency, healthcare provider, organization and citizen shares the burden of mental health problems and has a responsibility to promote mental wellness and support prevention efforts.
THEREFORE We, Putnam County Commissioners, do hereby proclaim May 2022 as Mental Health Month in Putnam County Indiana. As Commissioners, we also call upon the citizens, government agencies, public and private institutions, businesses and schools in Putnam County to recommit our community to increasing awareness and understanding of mental health, the steps our citizens can take to protect their mental health, and the need for appropriate and accessible services for all people with mental health conditions.

Don't Dodge the Issues: Dodgeball Event 2022
2022-04-30 11:30 - 15:30 | Deer Meadow Primary School, 1000 Deer Field Dr, Greencastle, 46135
Come join us for a great event!! Our third annual Dodgeball Tournament and more, April 30th
11:30 a.m. – Doors open
12:45 p.m. – Teams need to be present and ready
1:00 p.m. – Tournament play begins

Don’t Dodge the Issues is not only a Dodgeball Tournament! Come and watch the fun (spectators are free) and enjoy:

A Silent Auction with items from:
— The Colts, the Pacers, The Indians
— The Indianapolis Zoo
— McDonald’s
— Downtown merchants
Delicious Concessions
A Mental Health Fair!
— Cummins, Hamilton Center, the Putnam County Recovery Coalition will all have booths
— MHA will have three tables with great information to help all walks of life.

Online registration: www.GetMeRegistered.com/DDIDodgeballTournament.
Cost: $120 if registered by April 16th, $150 April 17th-April 30th

Helping Children/Co-Parenting Class
2022-05-17 18:00 - 20:30, 2022-06-21 18:00 - 20:30, 2022-07-19 18:00 - 20:30, 2022-08-16 18:00 - 20:30, 2022-09-20 18:00 - 20:30, 2022-10-18 18:00 - 20:30, 2022-11-15 18:00 - 20:30 | Gobin Memorial U.M. Church, 307 Simpson St., Greencastle, IN, 46135, United States
Pre-registration is required. Please contact our office directly (call/email/text/fax) to receive an informational packet to prepare parents to take this class. Or you can register online with the following: Register Online for HCCP class
Our course emphasizes cooperative, positive parenting and presents concrete tools and resources. Covering best-practices and real-world examples of how to communicate with your co-parent and your children as well as techniques for keeping calm and minimizing stress. It also covers children’s developmental stages, and participants share, learn and interact with other participants to widen their parental skills.

MHAoPC's 2022 Annual Meeting/Celebration
2022-06-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Music on the Square, 21 North Indiana St., Greencastle, IN, 46135, United States
We are excited to gather together to celebrate mental health in our community. Our program will include:

Remarks from our Co-Presidents, Harriet Moore and Christina Kerns
Our last year-in-review from Executive Director Karen Martoglio
Keynote Speaker, Brandi Christiansen, Executive Director of Mental Health America of Wabash Valley. Brandi will be sharing exciting news about the upcoming 988 mental health emergency line, and navigation services their MHA offers community members to find and continue in mental health services.
Presentation of Person and Educator of the Year awards

Please join us! This is open and free to the Public!

MHAoPC Annual Meeting Details
2022-06-08 | IN
The MHAoPC Annual Meeting, June 8th
The 988 hotline is a new hotline set specifically for mental health crises. During the meeting today, there was a discussion about the goals and the challenges this hotline would have going forward.
There were two types of goals discussed today – short and long-term goals. With the short-term goals, the 988 hotline aims to have a more strengthened lifeline response to crisis calls, texts, and chats. These short-term goals are only able to be accomplished with word of mouth – getting the word out would be the most effective way to accomplish these goals. The long-term goal for this hotline is to establish a more efficient crisis care system available for people to use anywhere in the country.
With all goals are some challenges, though. It was discussed that there would be some difficulties with follow-up with people that call. Most call centers and organisations don’t follow up with clients – a proposed solution included creating a follow-up program for the client to make sure that problems are being handled in a healthy manner.

Person and Educator of the Year
2022-06-11 | IN
Congratulations to the award recipients!

Eric Rippy (second from right) and Dr. Nicholas Heck are recognized with MHAoPC’s Person of the Year award for their work with behavioral health services at Recovery Raw and Putnam County Hospital.

Joanna Muncie (with award) is honored as the organization’s Educator of the Year.

Grief Support Group
2022-06-16 19:00 - 19:30, 2022-06-30 19:00 - 19:30 | Gobin Memorial U.M. Church, 307 Simpson St., Greencastle, IN, 46135, United States

Mind Your Health fun Run/Walk 5K
2022-10-01 - 2022-10-07 | People Pathsays, Greencastle Vandalia Trailhead, Vandalia Trail Greencastle Parking Lot, North Calbert Way, Greencastle, IN, 46135, United States
Join us for our annual Mind Your Health 5K, this year being held on the Vandalia Trail, part of the People Pathways system in Putnam County. Starting at the Greencastle trailhead (N. Calbert Way and Indianapolis Rd./SR 240), registration will start at 8:00 a.m. and the action will begin at 8:30 a.m. Registration prior to Race Day is $20, $25 if registering the day of the event.

Helping Children/Co-Parenting Class -
2023-02-21 17:30 - 20:30 | IN
We provide Putnam County Court-ordered classes for families with children living in separate households through divorce or separation of parents. Our Helping Children/Co-Parenting course offerings (abbreviated HCCP) is designed to help the parents and the children going through this change in family dynamics.

MHAoPC provides three services to the families involved in these situations: One course for parents, one for school-aged children, and one-on-one counseling for teens. This time block is for the co-occurring Parent and School-aged Children classes only.
****** PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!!! ******
The parents attend a co-parenting class which emphasizes cooperative, positive parenting and presents concrete tools and resources. The class covers techniques for keeping calm and minimizing stress as well as tips on how to communicate with your co-parent and your children. It also covers children’s developmental stages, and participants share, learn and interact with other participants to widen their parental skills.
Children aged 7 to 12 are supported through facilitator-led discussion and activities, plus materials for them to take home to help them with the transition. In this session the children view age-appropriate media involving family’s separation and divorce.

MHAoPC Speaks on WREB Radio, 94.5 FM monthly
2023-02-23 09:00 - 09:30 | IN
Join us around 9:00 a.m. the fourth Thursday of every month when the DJs on WREB interview MHA’s Executive Director on timely issues with a mental health slant.
Check out our previous radio interviews at http://www.mhaopc.org/mha-in-the-news

Mental Health Month
2023-05-01 - 2023-05-31 | IN
Join us as we celebrate Mental Health Month all through May!

2023 Don't Dodge the Issues Event
2023-05-13 11:00 - 14:00 | IN
A Placeholder for our 2023 Don’t Dodge the Issues Event:
(Hope you were able to) Come join us for a great event!! Our third annual Dodgeball Tournament and more, May 13th, 2023
11:30 a.m. – Doors open
12:30 p.m. – Teams need to be present and ready
1:00 p.m. – Tournament play begins
Don’t Dodge the Issues is not only a Dodgeball Tournament! Come and watch the fun (spectators are free) and enjoy:

A Silent Auction
Delicious Concessions
A Mental Health Fair!

Form a Team and Register!!

Online: www.GetMeRegistered.com/DDIDodgeballTournament
or
Fill out a team Registration Form: Dodgeball Team Entry Form and Rules 2023 and return it to our office (email to info@mhaopc.org, text 765-246-1003 or USPost)

Cost: (averages $20 per person for a 6 person team) $120 if registered and paid by April 30th, $150 May 1st through May 13th

MHAoPC’s 2023 Annual Meeting/Celebration
2023-05-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Music on the Square, 21 North Indiana St., Greencastle, IN, 46135, United States
Join us in learning about the wonderful work MHAoPC’s done this past year, plus get a pulse on the myriad efforts across the county and region in the mental health sphere. Our keynote speaker is Curtis Wiseley, Psy.D., Executive Director of the MINDful College Connections (MCC) Program, talking about Young Adult mental health and resources in our area. We’ll also be sharing wonderful information from MHA National’s Mental Health Awareness Month campaign.

Helping Children/Co-Parenting Class
2023-11-21 17:45 - 20:30, 2024-01-16 17:45 - 20:30, 2024-04-16 17:45 - 20:30, 2024-05-21 17:45 - 20:30, 2024-07-16 17:45 - 20:30 | IN

Candid Conversation: Living with Depression
2024-02-27 17:30 - 19:00 | Putnam County Public Library, 103 E Poplar St., Greencastle, IN, 46135, United States
Three local experts invite you to join this discussion about the impact of depression on everyday life. Our panel includes local professionals:
Lauren Necesario Smith, Psychologist
Scott Hamilton, Counselor DePauw University
Kathleen Asbell, Educator and Greencastle City Council member
Find a deeper understanding of this most common mental health condition, listen to how these experts see our community responding, and discover mechanisms that work for those living with depression. Discover how you can help advocate for those with this condition. Discussion between the audience and the professional guests is encouraged and a main component of this gathering.

2024 Don't Dodge the Issues Dodgeball Tournament
2024-04-27 10:30 - 15:00 | DePauw University’s Lilly Center, 728 S. Indiana Street, Greencastle, IN, 46135, United States
So, what is this event?
For four years, we’ve had over 200 people on average attending and participating in our incredibly fun, multifaceted event ! It’s a Dodgeball Tournament, a Mental Health Fair with Service Providers and Resources, and a Silent Auction, all in a festive atmosphere!!
10:30 a.m. – Doors open
12:00 p.m. Noon – Teams need to be present and ready
12:30 p.m. – Tournament play begins
Don’t Dodge the Issues is not only a Dodgeball Tournament! Come and watch the fun (spectators are free) and enjoy:

Mental Health Fair
An awesome Silent Auction
A festive atmosphere celebrating Mental Health!

Form a Team and Register!!

Online: www.GetMeRegistered.com/DDIDodgeballTournament
or
Fill out a team Registration Form: Dodgeball Team Entry Form and Rules 2024 and return it to our office (email to info@mhaopc.org, text 765-246-1003 or USPost)

Cost: $120 per team. (averages $20 per person for a 6 person team or $15 per person for an eight person team!)

MHAoPC’s 2024 Annual Meeting/Celebration
2024-05-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Music on the Square, 21 North Indiana St., Greencastle, IN, 46135, United States
Join us in learning about the wonderful work MHAoPC’s done this past year, plus get a pulse on the myriad efforts across the county and region in the mental health sphere. Our keynote speaker is DePauw University President, Dr. Lori White. We’ll also be sharing wonderful information from MHA National’s 2024 Mental Health Awareness Month campaign, “Where to Start”.

Helping Children/Co-Parenting Class
2024-06-20 17:45 - 20:30 | IN
****** Please Note! Originally scheduled for June 18th, our June class is now being conducted on Thursday, June 20th. ******
We provide Putnam County Court-ordered classes for families with children living in separate households through divorce or separation of parents. Our Helping Children/Co-Parenting course offerings (abbreviated HCCP) is designed to help the parents and the children going through this change in family dynamics.

MHAoPC provides three services to the families involved in these situations: One course for parents, one for school-aged children, and one-on-one counseling for teens. This time block is for the co-occurring Parent and School-aged Children classes only.
****** PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!!! ******
The parents attend a co-parenting class which emphasizes cooperative, positive parenting and presents concrete tools and resources. The class covers techniques for keeping calm and minimizing stress as well as tips on how to communicate with your co-parent and your children. It also covers children’s developmental stages, and participants share, learn and interact with other participants to widen their parental skills.
Children aged 7 to 12 are supported through facilitator-led discussion and activities, plus materials for them to take home to help them with the transition. In this session the children view age-appropriate media involving family’s separation and divorce.
