When: Saturday, June 22, 2013 from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Where: Camp Fontanelle

How Much:  Scholarships are available to the first 75 registrants.  After that, the cost is $20 per individual.  Register early!

For Contact & Registration details click here.

• between the ages of 16 and 26
• facing a behavioral health challenge
• living in Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, or Washington Counties

Classes are free of charge and include a wide range of topics by experts from the community.  For a full class schedule, click here. To learn more about Independent Living Classes and Transitional Resources for Youth, visit the Youth Services page.

Coming in June:
Everyone Eats: Cooking and Nutrition!

Learn how to plan your meals, shop on a budget, and navigate a grocery store.  Also learn to decode food labels and implement portion control.  Then, take some time in the kitchen for a hands-on introduction to cooking.

Everyone Eats will be located at Hy-Vee (5150 Center St, Omaha, NE 68106).  This class contains two sessions – plan to attend both.

Part 1: Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 from 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Part 2: Thursday, June 6th, 2013 from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Registration Forms for Everyone Eats are due May 29, 2013.  Seats are limited, so reserve yours early!  To register complete and submit this form or contact the TRY Coordinator at 402-996-8193.

Independent Living Class Schedule
ILC Registration Form

Wellness – Its essential to living a full and productive life.  We may have different ideas about what wellness means, but it involves a set of skills and strategies that prevent the onset or shorten the duration of illness and promote recovery and well-being.  It’s about keeping healthy as well as getting healthy.

Wellness is more than an absence of disease.  It involves complete general, mental, and social well-being.  Mental health is an essential part of our overall health and well-being.  Whatever our situation, we are all at risk of stress given the demands of daily life and the challenges it brings – at home, at work, and in life.  Steps that build and maintain well-being and help us all achieve wellness involve a balanced diet, regular exercise, enough sleep, a sense of self-worth, development of coping skills that promote resiliency, emotional awareness, and connections to family, friends, and the community. Fully embracing the concept of wellness not only improves health in the mind, body and spirit, but also maximizes one’s potential to lead a full and productive life.  Using strategies that promote resiliency and strengthen mental health and prevent mental health and substance use conditions lead to improved general health and a   healthier society.  From Mental Health America

For information about wellness activities, see this Mental Health Month Calendar.

For more information about mental health, check out these websites or visit our community resources page.

• Mental Health America
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• NAMI Nebraska