November begins the season of giving. It’s a time filled with food, family and friends. It’s also National Family Caregivers Month and you can read about one of our ambassadors, who happens to be a rare-disease caregiver, in our latest blog. And we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention “Movember” and the movement to put more focus on men’s health this month, particularly suicide prevention. It’s a good opportunity to check-in with the men in your life and make sure they’re taking care of the things that matter.
PROGRAM UPDATE
Give an Hour Strikes Partnership with Ce4Less
Ce4Less is offering Give an Hour providers free access to a bundle of courses specific to the unique mental health needs of military members, veterans and their loved ones.
This partnership is designed to achieve the joint goal of improving patient outcomes. Give an Hour not only is serving its clients but also is serving its network of providers by offering opportunities to expand their skill set and maintain state-mandated licensing requirements – both at no cost to the client or the provider.
Organizations like Ce4Less help Give an Hour with our mission of making mental health care accessible to all who are in need.
Combined Federal Campaign Helps Provide Free Mental Health Services to Service Members, Veterans
If you’re a federal employee, you can help Give an Hour offer free mental health services to service members, veterans and their loved ones. Our goal is to ensure those who serve (or served) our country receive the mental health care they need and deserve.
You can help by donating to the Combined Federal Campaign. Just look for our listing — #65498: “Military Families Receive Free Mental Health Care – Give an Hour — and your tax-deductible contribution will help make mental health a priority for this often vulnerable group of our society.
For more information, please visit https://cfcgiving.opm.gov/welcome.
Make Mental Health a Priority on #GivingTuesday
Shared humanity and radical generosity is what #GivingTuesday is all about! This #GivingTuesday (November 29), Give an Hour is raising money that will allow us to continue making a difference in the lives of those we serve by prioritizing mental health for individuals and communities.
Donations in any amount make a difference. But you can also donate in other ways … If you believe mental health is a priority and you want to be a catalyst for change in your own community, we will show you how you can help by becoming a Wellness Ambassador.
Be sure to tune in to our social media channels on #GivingTuesday … We will share the impact of our services from the people who directly benefit. We can’t do what we do without you. Let’s get radical together!
BLOGS
IN THE NEWS
- Daily Magazine: Memorial for Borderline Shooting Anniversary
- Thousand Oaks Acorn: Groups team up to host Borderline anniversary observance
- NBC Los Angeles: Healing Garden Honors Victims From Borderline Massacre Four Years After Shooting
- Los Angeles Daily Chronicle: Healing Garden Honors Victims From Borderline Massacre Four Years After Shooting
- Eat This, Not That: I’m a Doctor and an Army Veteran. Here’s Advice I Give to Veterans.
- Camarillo Acorn: Four years on, the pain persists
- SpouseLink Video: The Emotional Toll of Transition and Retirement: Give an Hour
IN OTHER NEWS …
Give an Hour Launches New Resource: Dealing with Change
Change comes in many shapes and sizes — there’s no denying it. Some people thrive on change, while others avoid it like the plague. But for survivors of trauma, change really does take on a completely different meaning.
Give an Hour recently published a new resource called, Dealing with Change. Feel free to download it and share with anyone who may be in need.
For helpful information on other topics, please visit the resources page of our website.
