Sat, Nov 05
|Evie Dennis Garrett, Student Union B# 1
Mental Health & Wellness Fair
Community mental health resource fair and empowerment concert that provides families with practical help paired with access to culturally responsive resources and activities that foster hope, connection and mental health resilience.
Time & Location
Nov 05, 2022, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM MDT
Evie Dennis Garrett, Student Union B# 1, 4800 Telluride St, Denver, CO 80249, USA
About The Event
EVENT OVERVIEW
This awareness event is aimed at reducing stigma related to mental health challenges, providing culturally responsive resources for the community and fostering the development of mental health resilience plans as a strategy for proactive self-care.
Mental Health Fair
Community mental health resource fair to empower families with practical help paired with access to culturally responsive resources and activities that foster hope, connection and mental health resilience.
Empowerment Concert
Come and participate in this pep rally style empowerment concert displaying phenomenal local artists as they share about the importance of mental health through personal stories of resilience in song, dance, and spoken word.
Schedule
1 hour 45 minutesA Mother's Mourn Panel
West Commons
4 hours 20 minutesKids Calming Center
East Commons
Tickets
A Mother's Mourn Candid Talk
Candid conversations from bereaved moms about grieving the loss of a child and the complexities of coping, creating a new normal and choosing to heal against all odds.
$0.00Sale endedMental Health Workshop
Free mental health workshop providing practical and culturally responsive education, support and dialogue to empower individuals within the community with tools to develop a customized mental health & wellness and recovery plan. This session includes lunch with registration for the 1st 40 people and takes place from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm.
$0.00Sale endedXtreme Hip Hop Step Aerobics
Xtreme Hip Hop Step is a highly energetic step aerobics and cardio fitness experience. A modern-day version of traditional step aerobics. These routines are set to Hip Hop and R&B tracks that motivate you to move and is appropriate for any fitness level. Bring a towel, water bottle and curiosity.
$0.00Sale endedPainting with Purpose
Join in for a painting session to enjoy a time of artistic reflection with Different Strokes.
$0.00Sold OutHealing Circle Dance
The Healing Circle Dance is a style of social dance done in a circle to musical accompaniment. Anyone can join in without the need of partners; watch, follow, and move. Dance movement frees one from physical, mental and spiritual trauma safely in community with others. The Healing Circle Dance can transcend the dancer to places outside a circle healing dance that I understand will be shared in the concert. Participants are encouraged to join in the concert performance with the group.
$0.00Sale endedKids Calming Center
Kids calming center includes a variety of multi-sensory stations inclusive of creative art, sand box, slime, and Legos along with an interactive story time and facilitated by Denver Family Institute. This kid-friendly center is available for Kids 5-12 (or under 5 with a parent).
$0.00Sale endedGDC Youth Session: 11:00 am
Greater Denver Care will facilitate discussions with Youth around trauma, grief and loss, bullying, healthy decision-making, and racial identity. We will utilize poetry to engage, educate and empower Youth and families. Through each poem, we will explore critical topics such as self-acceptance, racial trauma, depression, and more. Our mini-workshop is strength-based and centers on Youth development and family enhancement, which includes strengthening communication and raising trauma awareness.
$0.00Sale endedGDC Youth Session: 1:00 PM
GDC will facilitate discussions with Youth around trauma, grief and loss, bullying, healthy decision-making, and racial identity. We will utilize poetry to engage, educate and empower Youth and families. Through each poem, we will explore critical topics such as self-acceptance, racial trauma, depression, and more. Our mini-workshop is strength-based and centers on Youth development and family enhancement, which includes strengthening communication and raising trauma awareness.
$0.00Sale endedPoetry Writing Workshop
This workshop will provide writing exercises to develop a creative expression in poetic form to normalize life's experiences. This meaningful session is facilitated by Kenya Fashaw, playwriter of Colorism, Breaking the Chains of Complexion.
$0.00Sale endedEmpowerment Concert
Come and participate in this pep rally style empowerment concert displaying phenomenal local artists as they share about the importance of mental health through personal stories of resilience in song, dance, and spoken word.
Pay what you want+Service feeSale ended
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