The Lucas County Trauma Informed Care Coalition wishes to thank the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Lucas County for their generous support of...
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Local CIT Training for Law Enforcement
Lucas County is fortunate to have an active CIT program, and the Lucas County Trauma Informed Care Coalition is actively involved. The Crisis Intervention Team...
Ways to be Grounded
Grounding exercises are important tools for dealing with stress. When a person experiences heightened levels of anxiety, grounding can help keep the body and mind...
How Are You Sleeping?
Sleep directly impacts our health. It is the time when we rest so our bodies can repair. During sleep our bodies remove toxins, produce essential...
The Coalition is Zooming!
The Lucas County Trauma Informed Care Coalition is continuing to hold meetings each month. Virtual meetings began in April and have been well-attended. Members have...
Coalition Celebrates 5 Years!
The Lucas County Trauma Informed Care Coalition began as a grass-roots effort in early 2015 and has worked steadily for five years toward its mission:...
Excerpt from “Transformation: The Journey of Healing”
Local author and speaker Fanell Williams is a social worker whose career has raised awareness of the problem of human trafficking and advanced the need...
Trauma: There’s No Comparison
Loss is loss. Pain is pain. Trauma is trauma. There is no point in trying to compare whose trauma is worse. As we know, trauma...
Spirituality and Self Care
NAMI’s Mental Health Faith Council held their annual mental health training November 21 at the Olivet Lutheran Church in Sylvania with Anne Kertz Kernion as...
Gratitude All Year Long
Thanksgiving is a time of year when many focus on gratitude and acknowledging their blessings. This is certainly a positive and worthwhile endeavor! In fact,...