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COVID-19 has changed how we celebrate this year. I encourage you to think of ways to use the technology available to make these holidays special. Use a social media app to get family together and make a craft. Send out the list of needed supplies and let everyone get what they need before the meeting. Read stories to your grandchildren over the phone or computer. Use the same to Share stories of Christmases past. Use the Netflix party app to remotely watch a holiday movie together and chat. There are still ways to celebrate this season. Find creative ways to adapt. It will help manage the loneliness you may be dealing with this year.

Stress Management Practices for the Holidays

This week is a week where many of us are celebrating holidays or holy days, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanza are on many of our minds. Rather than allowing these special days to become stressful by focusing on planning and getting tasks done, focus on the relationships and deeper the meaning of each celebration. The deeper message in all of these holidays can give us hope and strengthen our resilience. Allow them to enrich your faith while you treasure the people in your life whom you love.

Managing Holiday COVID-19 and Post-Election Stress

With COVID-19 affecting our holidays, schools going more and more remote, and the lingering post-election stress it is important to ask ourselves questions that help us manage our stress response. The Greater Good Science Center poses a few questions to help us think about how we are managing and reacting got what is going on around us (Smith & Suttie 10.2020).

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In the News

2020

Safe Haven coordinator describes work to Loudonville Rotary

Ballot includes renewal levies from Mental Health and Recovery, Developmental Disability Boards

School liaison program connects families with resources throughout Ashland County

Safe Haven announces events to honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Center for Community Research & Evaluation Services releases evaluation of school-community liaison program

Legislators tour rape crisis, domestic violence shelter, discuss funding

Youths Helping Youths: IMPACT Council aids younger generations in Ashland

Ashland County Community Foundation Announces 2020 IMPACT Youth Grants

Ashland County Community Foundation's 2nd round of nonprofit relief grants brings total to $95,627

Ashland Noon Lions Club awards $2,000 in special grants to local agencies

Nearly $1 million in funding is headed to domestic violence shelters across Ohio

Local leaders look to "Make Ashland Count" in 2020 census

2019

Hillsdale Sixth Graders collect donations for Safe Haven

Homelessness on the rise in Ashland County

Ashland University, Safe Haven team to provide awareness, support on campus

2018

AU Participates in Silent Witness Project of Ashland County to spread awareness of domestic violence

Corner Park Display Remembers Ashland County Domestic Violence Victims

Recent Updates

Celebrating the Deeper Message of the Holidays this Season

Stress Management Practices for the Holidays

Managing Holiday COVID-19 and Post-Election Stress