SEPTEMBER
16 2022
Prevention Works Lead Coach at MHA Recovery Luncheon JAMESTOWN, N.Y. – Prevention Works Lead Prevention Coach Tracy Jespersen was the special guest at the August recovery luncheon of their community partner, the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County (MHA).
mestown. The Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County is a peer recovery center offering support groups and individual coaching for people looking to improve their lives, deepen wellness, thrive in recovery, or support those on a recovery path. Peers use their personal stories to help people find recovery in their own lives in their own way.
After being introduced by Executive Director Steven Cobb, Jespersen described the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) class she offers every Friday, 10 a.m. to noon, at the MHA in Jamestown. This evidence-based program, supported by more than 35 years of ongoing research, gives parents simple and practical strategies to help them build strong, healthy relationships, confidently manage their children’s behavior and prevent problems developing. Triple PPP assists parents of children ages birth to 8 to develop parenting plans to manage behavioral issues, like tantrums and fighting, and to develop skills like eating independently, toilet training and staying in bed at night. Because the program consists of four different classes that can be taken in any order, anyone interested can walk in on a Friday and begin the classes. Like all MHA services, these classes are free. As part of the luncheon, announcements were made about a number of upcoming events.
Anyone with questions or in need of services for themselves or a family member is welcome to call or stop in at the Jamestown facility at Door 14 in the rear of the Gateway Center, 31 Water Street. Hours are Monday – Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hours for the MHA at Grace Lutheran Church, 601 Eagle Street in Dunkirk are Tuesdays – 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Fridays – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Photo Submitted At the August Recovery Luncheon, Prevention Works Lead Prevention Coach Tracy Jespersen described the Triple P parenting classes she offers on Friday mornings at the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County.
A news conference will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20, to announce a major new initiative for the MHA and Chautauqua County. It will be at the Jamestown facility, Door 14 in the rear
of the Gateway Center, 31 Dunkirk at Grace Lutheran Water Street, and followed Church, 601 Eagle Street. by an open house until 6:30 p.m. Bestselling author Timber Hawkeye will be at the The Dunkirk MHA MHA in Jamestown on Open House is Wednesday, Tuesday, September 27, September 28, 4:30 – 6:30 7 – 8:30 p.m. Everyone is p.m., at the MHA offices in welcome to the free book
talk, discussion and Q&A. Hawkeye’s books include Buddhist Boot Camp, The Opposite of Namaste, and Faithfully Religionless. The next Recovery Luncheon is Wednesday, September 21, 1 p.m., in Ja-
To learn more about the Mental Health Association, call (716) 661-9044 or visit MHAChautauqua.org or facebook.com/ MHAChautauqua. A schedule with descriptions of all groups and classes is at MHAchautauqua.org/ groups. To access the MHA’s most recent newsletter, go to MHAChautauqua.org/ newsletters.