North Range Behavioral Health

The holidays can be a joyful season, but they’re also a time that can bring stress, sadness, and even loneliness. ???? If you’re finding it tough to stay on top of your mental health this holiday season, know you’re not alone, it's okay to feel this way, and hope is possible. Check out our latest blog for tips on handling seasonal stress, setting healthy boundaries, and finding support through the holidays. ?? https://lnkd.in/gusrVGMp

??? Colorado Gives Day is coming on December 10th! Donations like yours can help support our Suicide Education and Support Services (SESS) program — which provides prevention, education and trainings. The team also offers direct and group support to suicide loss survivors. Your Colorado Gives donation helps us educate and support more Weld County teens, families, schools, and community organizations and breaks the stigma of seeking help ?? Schedule your donation now to help support the critical survivor support and suicide prevention outreach done by our SESS team: bit.ly/CGD_nr

? COMING UP! Each December, Coloradans come together with the common goal to strengthen the community by helping to power non-profits. North Range is one of those non-profits and every dollar you donate goes back into your community. Schedule your donation now, and North Range will receive a boost from the $1 million incentive fund. Thank you ?? ?? bit.ly/CGD_nr

? ?? Another month, another great conversation with Brian and Tanner from 1310 KFKA's Good Morning NoCo — this time featuring Elisa and Isabel from the Suicide Education and Support Services (SESS) team! Winter is a season of shifts as our clocks change, cold weather arrives, and the days gets darker earlier. The lack of light often impacts our overall mood, our levels of social connection, and our ability to motivate ourselves. Each year, millions of people experience seasonal depression or Seasonal Affective Disorder related to these changes. Finding small ways to stay physically active is especially important right now! Movement boosts our body's feel-good chemicals that promote well-being like endorphins, dopamine, and serotonin. As we encourage ourselves and each other to find light in this season, we invite you to join the "Move Through the Darkness" challenge starting December 1st ?? ??: KFKA full interview: bit.ly/GM_mtd Info on "Move Through the Darkness": movethrough.org

This week, we're immeasurably grateful to all the nurse practitioners out there who protect and strengthen the lives and health of our communities ?? Thank you for your vital work, dedication, compassion, and commitment ??

In this month’s Hopeful Counselor blog, Kim Collins, CEO of North Range reflects on a well-known saying in behavioral health that can help us find hope and empowerment when the stresses of life feel overwhelming. https://lnkd.in/d7h6nsCC

The Day of the Dead (el Día de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday where families remember the souls of their loved ones through food, music, and dance. November 1st through 2nd, the living family members treat the deceased as honored guests with celebrations held in their memory. Learn more about this holiday at: https://lnkd.in/gdm3HpwK

Human beings are biologically wired to connect. Lacking connection hurts our health and well-being because it is as essential to survival as oxygen, food, water, and shelter. When we get lonely, it’s a sign that we could use some meaningful connection. Read this month’s blog to learn about Acts of Connection, a new initiative to promote connection and community in Weld County. https://lnkd.in/gVyJAGEb

Friendly reminder for today... ?

Last week, North Range Marketing Director Micaela Sanchez and Dannon Cox, of Colorado School of Public Health at UNC, stopped by 1310 KFKA's Good Morning NoCo to talk about "Acts of Connection" — a new awareness campaign launching throughout Weld County aimed at combatting loneliness and social isolation. "There's different things we can do that just take small moments of our life to be able to say 'Hi, I'm in this world with you. We're existing together, and I'm really happy to see you.'" Check out the interview for more on how to take small steps to foster connection — with your community & with yourself: bit.ly/NRBH_aoc PS. For more on Acts of Connection, visit: ActsofConnectionWeld.org, and follow "Acts of Connection - Weld" on Facebook!