AmeriCorps Positions Available at the Agency NOW!
25 Aug 2017

AmeriCorps Positions Available at the Agency NOW!

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Family Counseling Services and Cortland Prevention Resources are pleased to announce that the agency has been approved for three full-time AmeriCorps positions to work with our staff. The overall purpose of this program is to combat the opioid and heroin … Continued

607 Healing Hearts: Overdose Grief Support Group Formed
14 Jul 2017

607 Healing Hearts: Overdose Grief Support Group Formed

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We wanted to share that an overdose grief support group has formed in the Cortland community. 607 Healing Hearts is a peer run group with professional support for parents and guardians who have lost a child to a drug overdose. … Continued

Help for Struggling Family Member
25 May 2017

Help for Struggling Family Member

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By Monica Nouvong and Mary Peterson – My family member is struggling with substance use but I really think the center of the problem is anxiety and depression. What can I do to help? What your family member is going … Continued

National Prevention Week: Preventing Youth Tobacco Use
15 May 2017

National Prevention Week: Preventing Youth Tobacco Use

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Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in our community and across the country. Exposure to both ads and product displays has been shown to make youth more likely to start smoking. The more tobacco marketing kids see, … Continued

8 Reasons Why People Don’t Get Treatment for Mental Illness….and how we can help
2 Dec 2016

8 Reasons Why People Don’t Get Treatment for Mental Illness….and how we can help

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Dr. David Susman has a great post on his blog listing 8 Reasons Why People Don’t Get Treatment for Mental Illness that is worth reading. But Family Counseling Services has things to offer that can help cut down that list. … Continued