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Board of Directors Meeting: Sept. 19, 2025

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Studies have found that regular consumption of dar

Studies have found that regular consumption of dark chocolate significantly lowers the odds of clinically relevant depressive symptoms. In a cross-sectional survey of over 13,000 US adults, people who ate dark chocolate in the past 24 hours were 70% less likely to report depression. It doesn’t take much to achieve these positive effects – the dark chocolate consumers in the study ate a little less than half an ounce. To maximize the health benefits, try eating dark chocolate made of 70% cocoa or more. This minimizes your calorie and sugar intake. #FunFridayFact #MentalHealth

As part of Thriving Mind South Florida’s overall

As part of Thriving Mind South Florida’s overall commitment to providing safety net services for mental health and substance use in community, we also provide a full array of services for children and youth.

https://thrivingmind.org/csoc

Did you know Thriving Mind has a team specialized

Did you know Thriving Mind has a team specialized in helping people navigate mental health and substance use treatment services for adults?

https://thrivingmind.org/get-help/mental-health

Thriving Mind has transformed our regional Crisis

Thriving Mind has transformed our regional Crisis Response System, establishing a Mobile Response Team network, funding call centers like the 988 crisis line, and expanding Crisis Stabilization Unit capacity. These services are offered to the community regardless of income or insurance status.

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Your awareness can make a difference. If you or so

Your awareness can make a difference. If you or someone you know needs support, call or text 988.
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After experiencing a traumatic event such as physi

After experiencing a traumatic event such as physical assault, sexual abuse, domestic violence, or gun violence, crime victims often receive medical care for their physical injuries at the hospital. However, many victims also experience problems and distress related to their trauma. Thriving Mind can help.

https://thrivingmind.org/initiatives/trauma-recovery

Studies have found that taking a walk through natu

Studies have found that taking a walk through nature produces measurable benefits for your mental health and may even reduce the risk of depression. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, found that participants who walked for 90 minutes in a natural area showed decreased activity in the region of the brain associated with depression when compared to people who walked in a high-traffic urban setting.

Validation matters. Give youth the opportunity to

Validation matters. Give youth the opportunity to share motivation without judgment. Click here for help: https://thrivingmind.org/csoc

La validación es importante. Démosle a los jóvenes la oportunidad de compartir sus motivaciones sin juzgarlos. Haga clic aquí: https://thrivingmind.org/csoc

Happy Thanksgiving from Thriving Mind!

Happy Thanksgiving from Thriving Mind!

Peer support workers are people who have been succ

Peer support workers are people who have been successful in the recovery process. Peers can effectively extend the reach of treatment beyond the clinical setting into the everyday environment for those seeking a sustained recovery.

https://thrivingmind.org/initiatives/peer-support-services

Thriving Mind is committed to finding safe, afford

Thriving Mind is committed to finding safe, affordable, stable housing for individuals, ensuring they receive the support services to be successful in the community.

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On Nov. 19, Thriving Mind’s Shaymaa Abdrabou, MS

On Nov. 19, Thriving Mind’s Shaymaa Abdrabou, MS, CBHCM, Care Coordinator, Florida Department of Corrections Re-Entry Program, and Estefany Velazco, BA, Adult System of Care Administrative Assistant, attended the Reentry Fair at South Florida Reception Center, South Unit. The event was a Reentry Resource Fair for inmates releasing back into the community within the next 90 days. The organizations in attendance represented various needs such as employment, educational/vocational services, probation, family services, mental health, and substance use treatment services.

Talking about suicide is the first step in prevent

Talking about suicide is the first step in preventing it. By challenging misconceptions and stopping the stigma around mental health, we can have conversations that lead to recovery for those who are struggling.

Click here for help: https://thrivingmind.org/crisis-support

Our website calendar lists meetings and events. Ch

Our website calendar lists meetings and events.
Check it out: https://thrivingmind.org/about-us/calendar

Thriving Mind's lists information on various resou

Thriving Mind's lists information on various resources in the community that provide mental health or substance use information for our region. Click on the resources to pull up the information you seek.

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Studies have found that creative expression and ex

Studies have found that creative expression and exposure to the arts have wide-ranging effects on cognitive and psychosocial health. Engaging in art activities may even delay cognitive decline in very old age.

Thriving Mind staff and leadership – Laura Nared

Thriving Mind staff and leadership – Laura Naredo, COO; Maria Guajardo, VP of Behavioral Health; and Alisa Surenskaya, Children’s System of Care Manger – attended a ribbon cutting today at WestCare/The Village South’s new location in Doral. The site will house its new Full Case Management Agency for child welfare as well as Mobile Response Team. Also in attendance were Violet Ryland, Gilda Ferradaz, and Cristina Perez from the Department of Children and Families, and Esther Jacobo from Citrus Family Care Network; Mario Jardon and Maria Alonso from Citrus Health Network/ Citrus Family Care Network.

Protect youth mental health. For help: https://thr

Protect youth mental health. For help: https://thrivingmind.org/csoc

Proteja la salud mental de los jóvenes. Para obtener ayuda: https://thrivingmind.org/csoc

Did you know Thriving Mind has a team specialized

Did you know Thriving Mind has a team specialized in helping families navigate mental health and substance use treatment services for children and youth?

Go here for help: https://thrivingmind.org/csoc

Thriving Mind offers opioid awareness prevention p

Thriving Mind offers opioid awareness prevention programs, as well as in-patient treatment. The Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) Network is an initiative designed to establish a coordinated system of care for those seeking treatment for opioid use disorder.

https://thrivingmind.org/initiatives/opioid-treatment-miami

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