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 February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month!
The repercussions of teen dating violence are impossible to ignore – the issue affects not just youth but their families, schools and communities as well. Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM) brings national focus to the issue of teen dating violence, highlights the need to educate our youth about healthy relationships, raises awareness among those who care for them and provides communities with a critical opportunity to work together to prevent this devastating cycle of abuse.
Please visit www.teendvmonth.org for more informaton.
Dial Help is committed to servicing all members of the community regardless of the obstacles posed by lanugage or disability. Click here to learn how Dial Help tries to eliminate barriers to service - Conéctate aquà para aprender cómo “Dial Help” trata de eliminar las barreras para ofrecer sus servicios..
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June 15, 2009
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February is Teen Dating Violence and Awareness and Prevention Month!
The repercussions of teen dating violence are impossible to ignore – the issue affects not just youth but their families, schools and communities as well. Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM) brings national focus to the issue of teen dating violence, highlights the need to educate our youth about healthy relationships, raises awareness among those who care for them and provides communities with a critical opportunity to work together to prevent this devastating cycle of abuse.
Please visit www.teendvmonth.org for more informaton.
February 2, 2010
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Mental Health First Aid
Copper Country Mental Health Services (CCMHS) Institute and Dial Help, Inc. are joining the national initiative to increase mental health literacy by hosting the first Mental Health First Aid training program in Houghton County.
This free Mental Health First Aid training course is scheduled for January 14th & 15th at CCMHS Institute, 900 W. Sharon Avenue in Houghton,  from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and includes materials and lunch. Mental Health First Aid is a 12-hour certification training course designed to give members of the public key skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis.Â
The training is available to all organizations and members of the public. Specific audiences include non-mental health professionals such as law enforcement and other first responders, nursing home staff, school and college administration, primary and occupational health care providers, homeless shelters, faith communities, mental health advocacy organizations, community service groups, families, and the general public. The training is limited to 25 participants and the registration deadline is January 11, 2010. For more information or to register for the training, contact CCMHS Institute at 906.482.4880 or email institute@theinst.
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January 13, 2010
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January is National Stalking Awareness Month!
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, proudly joins the Stalking Resource Center of the National Center for Victims of Crime in presenting this award-winning National Stalking Awareness Month Web site. We have assembled a wide range of artwork, media tools, fact sheets, brochures, and additional resources for you to download and distribute throughout your community. This Web site also features an educational quiz—an interactive way for members of your community to test their awareness of stalking behaviors. We hope these resources prove helpful as you plan your outreach activities for 2010 National Stalking Awareness Month. The better your community understands stalking, the more equipped it will be to support victims and combat this insidious crime.
Catherine Pierce, Acting Director
Office on Violence Against Women
U.S. Department of Justice
January 11, 2010
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2009 Winter Newsletter
December 22, 2009
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Dial Help is giving back for the Holidays!
November 27, 2009
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Victim Services Unit marks 5 years of operation with Dial Help!
 
 VSU advocates are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 866-661-5589. Read about this milestone in the Daily Mining Gazette.
November 26, 2009
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New Lifeline Gallery Available…
Visit Dial Help’s new Lifeline Gallery Page! This page provides 2 video stories, and a link to hundreds of other stories of suicide survivor’s and suicide attempt survivor’s. Dial Help is proud to offer this resource to the numerous survivor’s out there and is dedicated to their courage and strength.
November 24, 2009
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Check Yourself!
Rhys Edwards from the Dial Help Prevention Department recently presented a second annual, ‘Bystander Intervention’ training to the brothers from Michigan Chi Rho Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity.
The key points that Dial Help’s Bystander Intervention training does is provide the brothers from Michigan Chi Rho Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity the ‘skills’ to act, if they see or know of a violent or abusive situation, that they can act and say something!
The brothers from Michigan Chi Rho Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity are also supporting the Dial Help ‘Check Yourself’ Campaign. The brothers are photographed with copies of the posters in the above photo. If you would like to view the poster please click below:
POSTER: CHECK YOURSELF Courageous (SCHOOLS)
The check yourself campaign is about educating young men and women about respect and healthy relationships. It reminds people to model, ‘good behaviors’
For more information on efforts in Michigan to prevent domestic and sexual violence from ever occurring please visit the states prevention plan at: http://www.mcadsv.org/resources/prevention/files/executiveprevention.pdf
If you would like more information about scheduling a class, ordering posters, viewing other poster designs please contact Rhys Edwards at Dial Help at 482 9077.
November 23, 2009
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National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
November 15th – November 21, 2009 is National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week
“Each year, as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, many people take time to consider what they are thankful for, and donate some of their time to those less fortunate. Every year, in the spirit of Thanksgiving and education, the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness co-sponsor National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, one week prior to Thanksgiving. During this week, schools, communities and cities throughout the nation endeavor to bring a greater awareness to the issues of hunger and homelessness. This manual not only serves as a guide to evaluate past efforts, but also as a tool to inspire your community to get involved with National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week!” – www.nationalhomeless.org
November 19, 2009
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Help the Baraga County Shelter Home!
Please help support the Baraga County Shelter Home through two events this Saturday, November 21, 2009.
The first event is Haircuts for Hope. It runs from 10am-2pm at NV Hair Salon on Sharon Avenue. Women can get a wash, cut and style for $25, and men, just $15.
There will aso be a supply drive and cash donation from 10am-4pm at Walmart. Suggested supplies include a microwave, a vacuum cleaner, sheets, comforters, towels and washcloths, as well as canned goods and non-perishable items.
All money raised will go to the shelter home in Baraga County.
These events are coordinated in conjunction with Jamie Palmer a student at Michigan Technological University.
November 18, 2009
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