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9-8-8 Hotline is to provide free, 24/7, confidential,immediate crisis intervention and support to anyone within the United States
In the 1900's, Mental Health was established by a person named Clifford W. Beers. He was a graduate of Yale College and had started his first job on Wall Street. Being in his early twenties, he began to experience his first episode of bipolar disorder which was triggered by his brother passing away. Beers ended up in public and private hospitals over the course of three years where he experienced and was even subjected to abuse. Ultimately, these experiences provided Beers the motivation to reform the movement that took shape as Mental Health in America. Since this movement launched,...
A Letter From Our President: In Loving Memory of Phyllis Wood
It is with a heavy heart that I tell you our friend and colleague Phyllis Wood died Friday July 29, after a prolonged battle with cancer. She was 24 years old. Phyllis worked as an Independent Living Admin in our Indiana office. Notably, she had been a participant in our Indiana IL program for 5 years, until she turned 21, in 2018. In 2018, as Phyllis was preparing to ‘age out’ of the foster care system, she nominated JusticeWorks to be the Statewide Independent Living Provider of the Year. We won. Poignantly, Phyllis’ nominating essay was called “# Not a Statistic”. She recounted...
JusticeWorks participates in Lehigh County Juvenile Probation’s Annual Golf Tournament To Benefit Victims of Crime
On Friday, June 24th, JusticeWorks staff participated in Lehigh County Juvenile Probation's annual golf tournament to benefit victims of crime in Lehigh County. Held at Southmoore Golf Course in Bath, PA, the event helps raise awareness to the victims of crime as well as maintain the county's fund to benefit the victims. The fund is used to cover property losses due to theft or damage, and most recently helped a victim of sexual assault begin their healing process by replacing clothing and furniture. The fund has paid out $43,000 to victims of crime in Lehigh County in 2022. JusticeWorks...
Celebrating Administrative Assistant/Case Aide-SWAN, Sarah Uncapher
Sarah Uncapher, Administrative Assistant/Case Aide-SWAN JWYC Indiana Branch Written by Lindsey Jones and Janice Rehwald Sarah grew up in Blairsville, PA, and credits her parents with demonstrating and instilling the value of helping others to her. "I always had a desire to have a career in a helping field." Sarah chose social work as a way to support those in need. This led earning a B.A. in Social Work from Gannon University in Erie, PA. Sarah began her career in the Warren County CYS as a Foster/Adoption Caseworker. She then worked as an Early Intervention Service Coordinator for...
Dive Into Summer with JusticeWorks first Newsletter!
We're excited to launch our national quarterly newsletter that highlights programs, inclusion through celebrations, wellness tips, recipes, recommendations and so much more. We want to give a huge shout-out to the Indiana County's Independent Living program for kicking off our first edition and bringing this newsletter to life. The team worked closely with the youth in their program to create and write this newsletter. The youth worked together to outline a few summer reading recommendations which include authors like Colleen Hoover, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Colum McCann as well as a few...
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