Events
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Fire and Ice Wellness Fair
Fire and Ice 3500 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesThis is a Winter Wellness and Health fair. This fair will also have resources for housing. PMHCC Case Management will be available to provide screenings to individuals who need support and resources for Substance Use and/or Mental Health services.
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Saturday Afternoon Respite
Shane Victorino Nicetown Boys & Girls Club 1721 West Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesCaring for a child with behavioral health needs can be demanding. Take a break. Respite care is short-term care for children ages 6-17. Children with a behavioral health diagnosis are eligible for short-term care.
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Welcome Home Event
The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesReentry program that works with people coming out of the county jails. We have a group of clients who will be paroled the first week in December and we are planning a "Welcome Home" event with resources to help support them in their transition back into the community. We hope to have a clothing distribution, food give away, benefits counselor on site, printed resources, and more. Merakey Behavioral health will be at event to provide mental health screenings and possible resources for the community.
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Family Holiday Health Fair
Wilson Park 2500 Jackson Street, Philadelphia, United StatesJoin GPHA and embrace the spirit of the season at our Family Holiday Health Fair! Enjoy a day filled with health screenings, give-a-ways, community and more! Greater Philadelphia Health Action will provide behavioral health screenings and resources for wellbeing.
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Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group [ Online / By Phone ] – Methodist Hospital
Online , United StatesThe Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group seeks to help loss survivors cope, connect, and work toward healing. Trained group facilitators are suicide loss survivors who know firsthand how difficult it can be to find your way after losing someone to suicide. The group is open to anyone 18 years or older who is grieving a loss due to suicide. The group is free and confidential. For more information, please contact philadelphiasptf@phila.gov COVID19 Update: We want to prioritize your health and safety while still offering our support in your grief. [...]
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Ur Storytellers Online Storytelling Training
Zoom , United StatesStorytelling is a training facilitated by UrStorytellers in collaboration with the City Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual DisAbility Services (DBHIDS). This training is one of many approved as a required prerequisite for applicants wanting to become a Certified Peer Specialist. Our goal is to inform the recovery and faith-based communities on how to share their stories in addition to the importance of sharing them in community settings. This training will be 3hrs. at length, delivered in a PowerPoint format, and interactive activities enhance this training. At the conclusion of [...]
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Philly HEALs Grief-Friendly Holiday Gathering
West Kensington Ministry 2140 N Hancock St, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesWe hope you can join us this Friday for our annual grief-friendly holiday gathering! We know the holiday season is hard with grief thrown into the mix. It’s OK if you don’t feel festive… we can just be together. It will be from 5-8pm at West Kensington Ministry (2140 N Hancock St., Phila PA 19122) We’ll have activities including cookie decorating, a gingerbread person contest, paint-your-own ornaments, and holiday origami! Community partners Operation In My Backyard, RHD’s Community Support Board, and Unity Recovery will offer harm reduction resources and support. [...]
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Saturday Afternoon Respite
Shane Victorino Nicetown Boys & Girls Club 1721 West Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesCaring for a child with behavioral health needs can be demanding. Take a break. Respite care is short-term care for children ages 6-17. Children with a behavioral health diagnosis are eligible for short-term care.
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Family Holiday Health Fair
Bartram Village 5404 Gibson Drive, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesJoin GPHA and embrace the spirit of the season at our Family Holiday Health Fair! Enjoy a day filled with health screenings, give-a-ways, community and more! Greater Philadelphia Health Action will provide behavioral health screenings and resources for wellbeing.
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Overdose Prevention and Reversal Training
*Trigger Warning*: This training involves detailed discussions of drug use, overdoses, and demonstrations on how to use Narcan. If you have any concerns, please feel free to email SUPHR staff at overdose.prevention@phila.gov This training provides background information and data on opioid use, Philadelphia's drug supply, and overdoses in our city. There is also a detailed description of how to recognize and respond to an opioid-related overdose with naloxone, or Narcan. The training is approximately 1.5 hours with an additional 15 minutes for questions. You can choose to have Narcan discreetly [...]
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