New video available: Mental Health Triage: Parents on the Front Lines.

JANUARY 13   |  2017
Nominations due January 31 for the 2017 Kathy Cunningham Mental Health Advocacy Award
Nominations are due in just a few weeks for the Kathy Cunningham Mental Health Advocacy Award. Please take a moment to recognize your Mental Health Hero with a nomination!

Click here to download the nomination form.

Click here to read the full story of the Kathy Cunningham Mental Health Advocacy Award and to meet the past recipients. 
Meet screenwriter and producer Randi Silverman at the Texas Premiere of No Letting Go
Invite a friend and plan to join us for this unique film event! Claritycon2016 Luncheon speaker Randi Silverman returns to San Antonio for a special viewing of No Letting Go and Q&A following the film. The story is based on Randi's family experience with mental illness. Randi was a writer and producer for the film.

The screening is presented by One in Five Minds, the advocacy campaign sponsored by Clarity CGC to increase awareness of children's mental health.

This special Texas premiere is at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, at the Santikos Palladium IMAX. Fourteen local agencies will also be on hand with resources and to meet with attendees before and after the film.  

Click here for more details about the event and to reserve your seat!
Join our team!
Clarity CGC has several openings for mental health professionals, as well as people who have always had an interest in working with children and adolescents. Check the link below for more information! 

Click here for open positions at Clarity CGC.
Please save and share: Strong Minds and Happy Hearts at Highlands HS - Wednesday, February 8
Please join us for this free community event on Wednesday, February 8, from 6:00 - 8:15 p.m., at Highlands High School, 3118 Elgin Avenue. A complimentary light meal will be served and childcare will be provided. 

Strong Minds and Happy Hearts is an event for parents to learn more about mental and emotional wellness and the resources available. Topics will include warning signs, how to find help, how to work with your school and what to do about substance abuse. Local agencies will also be on hand with more information. 

Click here for details or to register for this event.

Download flyers in English and Spanish.

This free event is made possible by the generous support of the San Antonio Independent School District, Highlands High School, Community First and One in Five Minds
Save and share this too: New session of NAMI Basics returns to Clarity CGC on Tuesday, February 21
NAMI Basics is a free, six session course for parents and primary caregivers of children and adolescents living with mental illness. The program is taught by trained teachers who are also the parents or family caregivers of individuals who experienced emotional or behavioral difficulties prior to age 13. 

NAMI Basics is offered by NAMI San Antonio, the local organization of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The program will begin on Tuesday, February 21 at 6:30 p.m. at Clarity CGC. 

Click here for a flyer with more information.

Call 210.734.3349 for more information or to reserve your spot for this helpful course. 
Video available: Mental Health Triage: Parents on the Front Lines
In this video replay, Melissa Deuter, MD and Medical Director of Sigma Mental Health Urgent Care, leads a session on how educators and mental health professionals work with families to define their role in support of monitoring of children's mental health. This includes how to teach families to serve in this vital liaison role.

This presentation was recorded during Dr. Deuter's Breakout session at Claritycon2016.

Click here to watch Mental Health Triage: Parents on the Front Lines.

To order a free DVD of this 6-part series, send an email to Mike Hannan and include your mailing address, telephone number, and if applicable, the organization you represent. 
We are a not-for-profit mental health treatment center providing programs 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. 

For more information, visit: www.claritycgc.org