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Continue to Protect You and Your Child’s Mental Health

Parents! As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to an end, let’s not forget about the awareness and the work we’ve been putting in after the month is over! ⁣

Continue to protect you and your child’s mental health. Here’s a reminder of several tasks you can do to help!👇 ⁣

1️⃣. 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭.⁣

2️⃣. 𝘜𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘨, 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴.⁣

3️⃣. 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴.⁣

4️⃣. 𝘈𝘴𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱.⁣

𝘈𝘕𝘋, we also discussed physical things that can be done to assist with one’s mental health. ⁣

1️⃣. 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨!⁣

2️⃣. 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴, 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴.⁣

3️⃣. 𝘌𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱.⁣

We hope you have learned and implemented some, if not all, of these into you and your child’s daily habits. ⁣

Let us know in the comments any activities you have added to your routine as a result of this month! 🙌
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The Yunion 20 Years Strong – Serving Youth And Families

April 21, 2023

Attention all community members! 🗣️ Save the date for an incredible milestone! The Yunion is excited to announce that we are celebrating 20 years of serving youth and families. ✨🎉 Join us as we reflect on the past two decades of enriching lives and building…

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Trauma Informed Parenting

April 20, 2023

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April 19, 2023

Ceo @mrjasonowilson had the pleasure of taking a group of 12 boys from @cave313 to St. Louis! Thank you @1stphorm for making this trip happen! Our teenage group was excited to see their awe-inspiring facility, and learn new career pathways!

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Social Justice For Life 2023 – Boys Hope Girls Hope

April 15, 2023

The Yunion is once again partnering with Boys Hope Girls Hope (BHGH) for the next 6 weeks in our signature Social Justice for Life program, an exiciting opportunity for Scholars to merge life and employability skills with social justice education. Scholars who qualify and complete…

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Friday Parent Check-in

April 14, 2023

Friday Parent Check-in

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Wellness Wednesday – Restorative Equals Relationships

April 13, 2023

Restorative equals Relationships

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Parenting Tip – Tuesday

April 12, 2023

📢 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, it’s #parentingtiptuesday let’s talk about effective communication with our teens! 🗣️ As parents, we understand how important it is to communicate effectively in general but lets focus effective communication with our children especially during our teens’ most challenging years. Here are three barriers…

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5 Tips To Work Through Conflict With Your Teen

April 6, 2023

Parents👋, are you struggling with conflicts with your teen? Don’t worry, it’s normal! Here are 5️⃣ tips on how to work through it together: 👉 Listen to your teen’s views and try to sort out conflict calmly. Remember: everyone gets stressed! 👉 Never discuss an…

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Mental Health Awareness

March 31, 2023

We are thrilled to announce that our nonprofit has received support from the Ethel and James Flinn Foundation to increase mental health resources in our community! 🙌 This incredible foundation has provided us with the resources needed to offer trainings, mental health referrals, and counseling…

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Youth Empowerment – Learning and Innovation

March 29, 2023

Let’s give it up for our youth participants who had a blast during our Talent Tour event with Detroit Hives at the MSU-Detroit Partnership for Learning and Innovation (DPFLI) center! 🎉 We’re so proud of the 18 engaged youth from our Career Readiness program who…

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Women’s History Month – Inspiring Women

March 28, 2023

Happy Women’s History Month! 🎉 Today, we want to give a shoutout to Dionna Jackson, a woman who has been making a difference in the community since 2012. Dionna started with the Yunion as a Life Guide and now serves as The Yunion’s Executive Assistant.…

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Friday Yunion Parent Check-in

March 24, 2023

Friday Yunion Parent Check-in

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Wellness Wednesday – Mental Health Awareness

March 23, 2023

Mental Health Awareness – Youth Mental Health: Myths, Misunderstandings, Missed Opportunities

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Social Media Awareness

March 23, 2023

Thank you @maxstossel for the phenomenal work you do around Social Media awareness. We had a great day of encouragement and learning about social media! Students, staff, and parents all had the opportunity to participate. Max shared comprehensive research about social media and its effects…

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Friday Yunion Parent Check-In

March 17, 2023

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Healthy Parenting – Boundaries

March 17, 2023

Parents 👋, Did you hear 👂 Mr. Ron is out here using the “B” word🤬 Yes, he is out here encouraging parents to establish…. BOUNDARIES! We know setting boundaries may seem like a daunting task, but trust us, it’s worth it! By establishing clear limits…

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