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No matter what you're facing with your loved one, you are not alone.
Creative Aging
Thriving Youth
Are you looking for meaningful ways to connect with your loved one?  Do you have a parent or partner who could use tactile activity to encourage focus and enriching interaction? Or is your child or teenager struggling to find balance and relief in a high stress world? 

Creative Aging

Wherever your loved one is in navigating the aging process, there are always challenges - meeting ever changing physical, mental and emotional needs, as well as finding adequate support, self-care and resources as a caregiver. 
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Compiled below are some quality resources.  If you have found helpful sites, podcasts, videos or books, please share them! ​
​Care Partner Support Resources
  • The Positive Brain Podcast
  • Dementia Alliance International
  • Brain and Life

Self-Education Resources
  • ​Creating Moments of Joy Along the Alzheimer's Journey, Jolene Brackey, 5th Edition, Revised and Expanded
  • Aliveinside.us (Alive Inside, A Story of Music and Memory), By Sundance, Film Festival Audience Award 2014
  • Insight Memory Care Center (Extensive resources including education, webinars & support groups)
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Engagement Resources
  • MOMA: Museum of Modern Art,  MOMA's Alzheimer's Project: Making Art Accessible to People with Dementia
  • National Institute on Aging
  • Poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation)​
  • TimeSlips Creativity Center
  • Well Connected Covia

Thriving Youth

Many of our young people are struggling to find mental health & balance in the midst of depression and anxiety. And - as all parents of children facing difficulty know - the needs often change day to day.  Though many great resources exist, more are needed.   

There is no fix-all formula that brings balance and healing, as each person is different and dynamic.  What resonates with YOUR child may not be the same thing that brings hope to another.  What DOES remain constant is your love and commitment as a parent to keep going each day no matter what - the good, the bad and the ugly.  
Parent Resources​​
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness​
  • Mental Health America 
Mental Health Resources​​
  • ​To Write Love on Her Arms
  • Mental Health America
  • Suicide Prevention Alliance
  • Ryan Bartel Foundation
Youth Engagement Resources​​
  • ​To Write Love on Her Arms​
  • NAMI (Teens & Young Adults)
  • Brush in Hand YouTube Channel​ ​
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