Masthead Young Girl
December 11, 2012


in this issue
winter newsletter: moments of clarity
help4mykid: commemorating one year of helping
save the date: 2013 pinwheel walk & run for hope
december 13: parenting classes
did you know?

The cost of a day of treatment to keep a distressed child from being hospitalized is $325. This is much less than the cost (up to $1,500) for a local hospital emergency room visit for the child - who in many cases is uninsured or underinsured. We're providing effective treatment while keeping health care costs down.   Will you help? Click here. 

about us
We are a nonprofit mental health treatment center providing programs designed specifically for kids ages 3-17. Our goal is to provide families throughout South Texas greater access to children's mental health care regardless of their ability to pay. 

click to view past issues

 

shelley's story: becoming a child again   
Family and staff come together for healing

 

Winter 2012 Newsletter "Nina" had already passed through 13 foster homes by the time she arrived at "Shelley's" house. While the thought of moving between 13 foster homes is unbelievable to some, it was considerably better than the home where Nina began her life. Nina's birth parents were abusive and alcoholic. They were often peddling drugs and had frequent run-ins with the police. When Shelley opened her doors to Nina in 2008, this little girl had experienced more hardship in six years than most people do in a lifetime.

 

Unfortunately, Shelley's loving home wasn't enough to overcome the trauma of Nina's life journey...   (click here to continue reading).

 

Our new Moments of Clarity newsletter will be mailed soon. In this issue: 

  • Shelley's Story: Becoming a child again  
  • Relax room helps kids in crisis 
  • A special spot to honor a special friend: The inspirational Barbara B. Gentry   
  • Speaking out on important children's mental health issues  
  • First Clarity Child Guidance Clinic to open in 2013   

 

Click here to read our newest Moments of Clarity newsletter.

help4mykid: commemorating one year of helping    
Over 1,000 visits to the www.help4mykid.org website since launch

 

PSA Campaign  

In November 2011, Clarity CGC launched help4mykid.org to provide a resource for parents and families to help their children dealing with mental health difficulties. Since launching the help4mykid.org resource, over 1,000 people have visited the website and we have distributed over 1,000 postcards as well.

 

Please watch the video at  www.help4mykid.org and help us spread the word. Because nothing is worse than doing nothing.

 

FREE postcards are still available for mental health professionals to distribute to clients to introduce this video and promote early intervention for children's mental health. Contact Ruth Ontiveros at (210) 447-6946 to order your free postcards.

 

 Click here to access help4mykid.org website and learn more about how to get help for a kid.

save the date: 2013 pinwheel run & walk for hope  
Mark your calendar for Saturday, March 23, 2013

 

Pinwheel 5K Walk & Run  

Please make plans to join us for the third annual Pinwheel Run & Walk for Hope 5K Trail & Family Fun Run! The event will be on Saturday, March 23, at the Medical Foundation Trails. All proceeds will go toward Clarity CGC's charitable care program and will provide mental health care for kids whose families could not otherwise afford treatment.

   

Online registration will be open soon, but in the meantime, please save the date for the third annual Pinwheel Run & Walk for Hope!

 


TO BENEFIT: Clarity Child Guidance Center's charitable care program for San Antonio's children and adolescents needing mental health care.

WHEN: Saturday, March 23, 8:00 AM (Family Fun Run to begin shortly after 5K trail run & walk start)

WHERE: Start line at Clarity CGC's main campus, 8535 Tom Slick, San Antonio, Texas 78229

COST: $25 (includes performance tech tee shirt, award, entertainment & food); $30 on race day. $10 per family for Family Fun Run.

 

december 13: parenting classes

Register to attend our English or Spanish parenting classes  

 

Clarity CGC will host parenting classes at our outpatient campus every Thursday starting November 1. Classes in English will be held 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. and classes in Spanish will be held 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 

  • December 13 - Raising 21st Century Kids
Cost: $5.00 per session (financial assistance available)

 

Parenting Classes
RSVP: 210-616-0300


Location: Clarity Child Guidance Center (outpatient campus), 2135 Babcock Road, San Antonio, Texas 78229 

 

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