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Events & Announcements
JCS Board of Directors for 7/1/22 – 6/30/23
Elections to the JCS Board of Directors took place at our 14th Annual Meeting on June 16, 2022. We welcome you to view our Board Members for July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023.
Mindful Journaling for People Age 60+
Dates: July 12 & 19 @ 3:00 pm via Zoom. In this two-part series, participants age 60+ will discover different methods of self-expression, whether you want to create something that will become part of your legacy or simply make a keepsake for yourself.
Cultivating Connections: Staying Sane in an Insane World
Date: July 14 @ 6:00 pm at UNION Craft Brewing in Baltimore. Young adults are invited to an intimate happy hour where we talk openly about mental health issues and the resiliency that follows. Enjoy drinks, food & a chance to win a raffle item!
Write On! A Summer Journaling Journey
Start date: Bi-weekly on Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm via Zoom. JCS invites middle and high school students to our biweekly journaling program where we will host an open dialogue around mental wellness and resiliency.
Adoption Search Group
Date: 1st Monday each month @ 7:00 pm via Zoom. In this group, facilitated by an adoption specialist, adult adoptees and birthparents interested in searching for family connections discuss whether to search, how to search, and how to handle issues that arise after searching.
Healing Conversations: A Group for Suicide Loss Survivors
Date: 2nd Thursday each month @ 7:00 pm via Zoom. If you have experienced the death of a love one by suicide, this group is a safe, confidential place to share and process your grief.
Our Blogs
Finding Joy
By Allison Wolff
Feeling stuck? Here’s how you can effectively cultivate and discover your “joys” in life.
Balanced Empathy, Compassion, and Boundaries: The Missing Ingredients in the Empathy vs. Sympathy Discussion
By Claire Fultz, DSW, MSc, MSW, LCSW-C, CCM
Boundary-setting can be difficult. Ask yourself these 11 questions to see if you can differentiate between empathy and sympathy in terms of your relationship with yourself and others.
Personal Privacy or Secret Keeping?
By Susan Kurlander, M.Ed.
How can we help our children distinguish between privacy and secret-keeping? Let’s start with these 8 tips!