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SOS Illinois’ Clinical Team Shares Resources in Support of Mental Health

Each year, NAMI has dedicated the first week of October to raising awareness to mental illness and mental health. SOS Illinois invites you to support Mental Illness Awareness Week this October 4 – 10, #MIAW.

The Village Model of Care Prioritizes the Health of Children in Foster Care

Our Village Model of Care makes certain that each child that enters our Villages has a dedicated support system from the very start. From our full-time Foster Parents to our on-site case management, therapists, mentors, Village directors, support staff and more, the youth in our care are able to find safety and security in knowing they’re surrounded by a community that only wants the best for them.

The SOS Illinois Clinical Team is sharing resources to help children and families reduce stress and anxiety. This year, we believe reminding people they are not alone is now more important than ever, as we learn how to best cope with the pandemic and the changes is has required each of us to make.

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Let your hears help you relax
click on image for mindfulness breathing activity

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coping cards
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Covid 19 postcard activity day 3

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If you can’t find a pen and a piece of paper, the notes app on your phone is perfectly suitable for this project.

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NAMI Shares How You Can Support this Effort

NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Health, which focuses on raising awareness and providing support and education to those in need for the millions affected by mental illness and more. The theme of this year’s Mental Illness Awareness Week is, “What People with Mental Illness Want You to Know.” Throughout the week, we will be raising the voices of those with lived experience to talk about some of the conditions and symptoms that are most misunderstood. 

Mental Illness Awareness Week runs from October 4 – 10 and coincides with additional related events:

  • Tuesday Oct. 6: National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding
  • Thursday Oct. 8: National Depression Screening Day
  • Saturday Oct. 10: World Mental Health Day
  • Saturday Oct. 10: NAMI Walks National Day of Hope

You Are Not Alone

NAMI continues our year-long awareness campaign, You Are Not Alone, to feature the stories of people affected by mental illness to fight stigma, inspire others and educate the broader public. Now more than ever, the mental health community must come together and show that no one is ever really alone. No one should be without the information, support, connection and help they need.

Follow SOS Illinois during the #MIAW Campaign

During Mental Illness Awareness Week, and the full month of October, SOS Illinois will be sharing resources, insights, and wisdom about caring for your own mental health, and supporting the mental health of others. You can find us on our social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. Additionally, we will be sharing information about the ways that our Village Model of Care helps to support the mental health of youth in foster care, and how you can get involved to help get our communities happy and healthy.

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We've embarked on an educational campagin about the #COVID19 #vaccine. In our open forum discussions with staff, many have shared their feelings & fears, and others their reasons for wanting to get the vaccine. At the heart of it, we all are humans figuring it out.

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"If one group of people’s lives are treated with the virus of injustice, cruelty, and repression, then none of our lives can matter." To read our CEO's full #martinlutherking reflection, click here https://buff.ly/3qvV1Yt

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So many thanks to @EsperanzaHealth at its Brighton Park location for helping SOS Illinois get its first doses of the #Covid19 #vaccine for our amazing team of essential workers. #VaccinesSaveLives

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In the spirit of our #mlkdayofservice, we share the SOS Illinois Racial Justice Committee project - "Family Togetherness Bags" - created for biological parents and children in foster care. Read more about our efforts to build a better tomorrow. https://buff.ly/3ifajxQ

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