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HoCo Community Chat
HoCo Community Chat provides Howard County (MD) residents with fresh and timely content about how to live their best lives in Howard County.
Hosted by Jackie Scott, Director, Howard County Department of Community Resources and Services (DCRS), HoCo Community Chat is a new and entertaining way for DCRS to communicate with residents and present them with great conversations on how to grow and thrive and live with dignity in Howard County.
HoCo Community Chat
HoCo Community Chat December '24 - Let's Talk Holiday Stress & Mental Health Peer Support
Time Stamps:
SB, topic and guest introduction 0:00
Aaron’s story and his work at the health department 5:00
How does personal experience help Aaron’s work as a peer 12:32
BREAK 16:03
Second half welcome16:58
Sara’s work and resources available at Grassroots 17:58
Leading causes of holiday stress 22:32
Holiday pressures and how it feels when abusing substances 25:16
Giving cultural responsive care 26:52
Maintaining the giving spirit alive after the holidays 29:50
Staying clean through the holiday season 32:06
Encouraging tips to get through the holiday season 33:00
Grassroots contact info 34:56
Aaron’s message for listeners 35:03
A message to the families of those who are struggling with substance use 35:50
Jackie’s closing message 42:45
Music Credit:
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/sonda/life-is-precious
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