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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Michigan Department of Health and Human Services offers free, ongoing virtual support through their
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/resources/mental-health-resources">
Stay Well</a> resources and programming. Social media graphics, post content, and printable flyers for the following can be found
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cLEQPWoW_n3AhPwBuZHG1UZpm9ORfG0Q?usp=drive_link">
here</a>. Registration is open and ongoing. Please feel free to share widely with your patrons or even offer a safe space in your library for patrons wanting to attend these sessions. Current sessions offer vary for teens, adults, and older adults.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#548235">Upcoming Programming for August<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597">BEYOND THE PLATE: A compassionate way forward:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597">
<b>Series starts Tuesday August 1.</b> <span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Back by popular demand!
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Don’t miss this August webinar-and-workshop series from the Stay Well program! Learn to use self-compassion in redefining healthy eating, re-thinking body image and managing food-related challenges
as we emerge from the pandemic years. Facilitated by Mary Balog, Registered Dietician and Certified Intuitive Easting Counselor.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Register for the Tuesday webinar’s
</span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IwYxMSJ8R6mo-D7fxm1BtQ#/registration"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">here</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Register for the Thursday workshops
</span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtdOGpqjIiE9HFnbMyVpXiV67dE7Pxln4F#/registration"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">here</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-ligatures:none">COPING WITH GRIEF AND LOSS – Series starts again Monday, July 31.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Grief is a natural reaction to loss, but it can bring a confusing tangle of emotions. Learn more about grief and how to cope with it in this workshop led
by clinical mental health counselor Zeinab Moussa of the Stay Well program. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Register for Mondays at 6 p.m. here:
<a href="https://tinyurl.com/mpty73fw">https://tinyurl.com/mpty73fw <o:p></o:p></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Register for Wednesdays at noon:
</span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/4r5nfb55"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">https://tinyurl.com/4r5nfb55</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-ligatures:none">COPING WITH GRIEF AND LOSS - FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS - Series starts again August 2.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Grief can be difficult for anyone to navigate—and it’s especially hard for adolescents whose lives have already been disrupted by the pandemic. The Stay
Well program invites people in their teens and early 20’s facing grief and loss to join us for this supportive workshop series. Learn more and register at
</span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/2p956rrk"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">https://tinyurl.com/2p956rrk</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-ligatures:none">STAYING WELL: AN EMOTIONAL HEALTH WORKSHOP FOR TEENS – Series starts again August 2.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Four in 10 teens report they feel “persistently sad or hopeless,” according to a recent CDC survey. If you know a teenager struggling with these feelings,
we hope you’ll share this with them. “Staying Well” is a series of four workshops designed to help teens cope with strong emotions, manage relationships, and find meaning and purpose in their lives. Learn more and register at
</span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/3tbku28u"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">https://tinyurl.com/3tbku28u</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">In addition to the offered workshops mentioned above Stay Well also offers online discussion group:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">all 5 posts to your social media calendar this month!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Support for older adults –
<span style="color:#00B050">Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m.</span> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Register at
</span><a href="https://bit.ly/3Wk3JK8"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">https://bit.ly/3Wk3JK8</span></a><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Support for living with Long COVID –
<span style="color:#00B050">Thursdays at 7 p.m</span></span></b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#00B050;mso-ligatures:none">.</span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Register at
</span><a href="https://bit.ly/3HGhqOG"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">https://bit.ly/3HGhqOG</span></a><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BE KIND TO YOUR MIND –
<span style="color:#00B050">Support for everyone – Mondays at 7 p.m.</span> </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#353535;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Register
</span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">at
</span><a href="https://bit.ly/3V72huk"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">https://bit.ly/3V72huk</span></a><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;mso-ligatures:none">Sea Amable con su Mente</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> grupo de
discusión en línea<span style="color:black;text-transform:uppercase"> </span><span style="color:gray">(Be Kind to your Mind – Spanish version)
</span><span style="color:#00B050">– Wednesdays at 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Presione aquí para registrarse:
<a href="https://bit.ly/3ZRFbJP">https://bit.ly/3ZRFbJP </a> <b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Support for people who are grieving –
<span style="color:#00B050">Tuesdays at 12 noon</span> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#353535;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Register at
</span><a href="https://bit.ly/3TNEbn3"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">https://bit.ly/3TNEbn3</span></a><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">.</span><b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Library of Michigan<br>
702 W. Kalamazoo St.<br>
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