MENTAL HEALTH MONTH | Events schedule

This week: National Children’s Mental Health Week. Wear a green ribbon to bring awareness to the needs of children with emotional and behavioral disorders and their families across Ohio.

Wednesday: Help Hotline Crisis Center, 8 a.m. to noon, Adult Care Facility training, Community Center, 1344 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. Call Anna Masi at (330) 743-8947.

Wednesday: Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, 7 p.m., “A Personal Story,” a family member will share a personal story, D&E Counseling, 142 Javit Court, Austintown. Call Chrysann Mitzel at (330) 533-4949.

Wednesday: Catholic Charities Regional Agency, noon to 1 p.m., “Self-Help Strategies for Coping with Stress” presented by CCRA Family Support Counselors, YMCA, Champion Street, Youngstown. Free and open to the public. Call Marlene or Nancilynn at (330) 744-3320.

Friday: Mahoning County Mental Health Board, consumer luncheon, noon, Community Center, 1344 Fifth Ave., Youngstown.

Saturday: Help Hotline Crisis Center/Mahoning, Columbiana and Trumbull Counties Suicide Coalitions, 2 p.m., SOS (Survivors of Suicide) Walk, Courthouse Square, Warren. Call Cathy Grizinski at (330) 747-2696.

May 19: Catholic Charities Regional Agency, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., “Self-Help Strategies for Coping with Stress,” CCRA Family Support Counselors at the Boardman Library, Glenwood Avenue, Boardman. Free and open to the public. Call Marlene or Nancilynn at (330) 744-3320.

May 19: Help Hotline Crisis Center, 7 p.m., Survivors of Suicide Support Group for families and friends who have lost a loved one to suicide, Boardman Christian Church, meets third Wednesday of every month. Call Cathy Grizinski at (330) 747-2696.

May 21: Mahoning County Mental Health board of directors meeting, 11 a.m., Mahoning County Mental Health Board Luncheon, celebration and awards program, noon, call Michele Petrello at (330) 746-2959, ext. 7975, for luncheon reservations, donation, $20. Both events are at Holiday Inn, Boardman.

May 21: Turning Point Counseling Services, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., “Practical Assessment Tools to Assist in Diagnosing” presented by William Rooney, Ph.D., Turning Point Counseling, 611 Belmont Ave., Youngstown. The cost is $80. Four continuing-education unites are available. Call Amanda French at (330) 744-2991, ext. 106.

May 23: Arc of Ohio, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Benefit: Style and Cut-a-Thon, $12 for cut or style, $5 for eyebrow waxing. Call the Salon at Macy’s to schedule at (330) 758-9105. Proceeds will benefit children and adults with disabilities in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties.

May 28: Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana Counties Suicide Coalitions/Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation, 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., “Tackling Depression, Suicide Prevention and Surviving Suicide Loss,” keynote speaker is Eric Hipple, author of “Real Men Do Cry” and former Detroit Lions quarterback and former Fox Sports analyst. The $15 cost covers breakfast and two CEUs. Call Help Hotline Crisis Center at (330) 747-2696 for reservations.

Help Hotline Crisis Center: Television public service announcements, featuring U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles, D-17th, and John Boccieri of Alliance, D-16th, will run during May. The PSAs are funded by the Mahoning County Mental Health Board and the Ohio Suicide Foundation.

Help Hotline Volunteer Training Program: For volunteer training information, call (330) 747-2696. Classes are one day a week for six weeks. Training sessions are in the winter, spring and fall.

Source: Mahoning County Mental Health Board