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Dear Friends and Families,
Our holiday newsletter was supposed to go out Friday. It didn't.
Instead, like all of you, we mourned the sudden and tragic loss of so many young lives. Our hearts are with their families.
Our mission to support families who are suffering with emotional challenges has never been more clear.
We cannot stop this needless suffering alone. But together, we cannot be stopped.
Our family-led mental health network is committed to transforming the way we care for each other. Please join us.
Wishing you all peace and hope,
 Lisbeth Riis Cooper Founder and Chief Mother Bear |
 Mourning the Loss of our Children
by Peter Breggin, MD
Children are about hope. Children are about our many hopes for them and for ourselves.
So what then are we to do when our children, one or more, are taken from us in one horrible instant that dashes all of our hopes?
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Several of our Mother Bears gathered recently to decorate our holiday tree to raise awareness for the needs of families facing mental health challenges. As we hung ornaments, we reminisced about holiday memories.
One mother shared a story that made us laugh any cry - we had all "been there" and didn't want to go there again! Here is what she shared:
"As a young mother with three children, I can remember sitting alone on Christmas Eve in our apartment...
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