Mental Health and Wellness

GROWING HEALTHY BABIES

All youth and parents ages 0-5

Intervention Area:

  • Early Childhood Nutrition
  • Lactation and Breastfeeding Support
  • Baby and Me Health and Wellness
  • Emotional and Behavioral Wellness Support
  • Healthy Love and Self-Care Techniques

Partnerships:

  • The Georgia Department of Public Health
  • DeKalb County Library

Services:

  • Healthy Babies will host monthly clinics around DeKalb County teaching parents healthy techniques for growing their 0-5 year old baby.
  • Monthly Growing Healthy Baby Clinics around DeKalb County
  • Sessions in the areas of: healthy eating, childhood disease, lactation support, breastfeeding, potty training, healthy toddler food options, behavior modification, stress management, toddler love languages and self-care.

PROJECT ONE80

All youth and parents ages 6-12

Intervention Area:

  • Counseling
  • Communication
  • Group Counseling
  • Problem Solving
  • Emotion Management

Partnerships:

  • DeKalb County Board of Health
  • Clarkston Community Center
  • New American Pathways
  • DeKalb County Juvenile Courts

Services:

  • Project One80 works with at-risk youth transitioning through difficult behavioral or emotional distress.
  • Ten-week intensive group therapy
  • Focus areas include: personal development, behavior modification, emotional exploration, and positive peer mentoring, cultural arts and team building field trips

GIRLS CLUBHOUSE

All youth and parents ages 13-18

Intervention Area:

  • Group Therapy
  • Self-Esteem/Self-Concept
  • Problem Solving
  • Self-Management
  • Communication

Partnerships:

DeKalb County Board of Health serves youth from age 10 to 19 – includes abstinence education, community involvement, health education, clinical serves and life skills to help them succeed into adulthood. Girls ClubHouse is excited to partner with BOH as a safe space for our monthly sessions.

 

Services:

  • The Girl’s ClubHouse is a teen girl program that offers group counseling sessions to help enhance the social and emotional development for adolescent girls.
  • Group Therapy
  • Topics include: Self-Esteem/Self-Concept, problem solving, communicaiton, peer pressure, decision-making and relationships