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Valley Cities Groups and Classes
Valley Cities offers a few different kinds of groups, mainly falling into three categories:
Activity groups: Individuals getting together for movement and activity, such as chair yoga, art, journaling, etc.
Classes: Individuals meeting together in a group setting learning new skills or tools. These classes use Evidence-Based Practices, such as CBT, DBT, WRAP, WHAM, or Love and Logic.
Support groups: Individuals meeting together for mutual peer support, such as Coffee and Conversation, Coping During Covid-19, and Sister Building Sister.
INTERESTED IN ATTENDING A GROUP AT VALLEY CITIES?
If you’re a current client, talk to a member of your care team to be referred, and if you’re a new client, contact us to start the intake process.
Crisis Prevention and Self Care
One of the most important things you can do for yourself is to develop a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP). WRAP is a self-management and recovery system developed by a group of people who had mental health challenges and were struggling to incorporate wellness tools and strategies into their lives. WRAP is designed to:
One of the most important things you can do for yourself is to develop a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP). WRAP is a self-management and recovery system developed by a group of people who had mental health challenges and were struggling to incorporate wellness tools and strategies into their lives. WRAP is designed to:
Assist people in achieving their own life goals and dreams
Improve quality of life
Decrease and prevent intrusive or troubling feelings and behaviors
Increase personal empowerment
WRAP is a structured system to monitor uncomfortable and distressing feelings and behaviors and through planned responses, reducing, modifying, or eliminating them. It also includes plans for responses from others when you cannot make decisions, take care of yourself, or keep yourself safe.
Source: Dr. Mary Ellen Copeland, Copeland Center
Contact your care team to get started developing your WRAP.
Crisis Prevention and Coping Strategies
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Express gratitude
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Positive self-talk
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Take a bath or shower
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Exercise – go for a walk
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Leave the area, if you are in conflict with others
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Gardening
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Deep breathing
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Call a friend
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Help someone else
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Listen to music that soothes you
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Watch a movie, especially comedies
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Read
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Write, paint, draw, sing, play music
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Care for an animal
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Use coping skills learned in Groups and individual sessions
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Follow your WRAP
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Attend a support group
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Call a support group member
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Call the WarmLine, 877-500-WARM(9276), open Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 5-9 p.m.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Crisis Connections: 1-866-427-4747
24-hour hotline serving King, Pierce, Clark, Skamania, Klickitat, Grant, Okanogan, Chelan, and Douglas Counties, serving all ages. Click HERE to Dial.
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
24-hour national hotline serving all ages, call or text 988, also has online chat.
Teen Link: 1-866-833-6546
Available online at https://866teenlink.org/, text and web chat (6-9:30pm PST) and phone at 1-866-833-6546 from 6-10pm PST, answered by youth under the supervision of qualified professionals
Teen Link also provides a publication, available on their website, called Where to Turn For Teens. This publication provides information on physical health resources, shelters, food banks, and more for teens who are in need of additional support in specific areas of concern.
Crisis Text Line: 741741
24-hour text-based service, text message to 741741 to connect to trained crisis counselor.
The Warm Line: 1-877-500-9276
9am-10pm Monday-Sunday, local hotline answered by people with lived experience with interpersonal conflict and mental health diagnoses.
The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386
24-hour national hotline serving LGBTQ+ youth, 1-866-488-7386, text 678678 or access web chat via https://www.thetrevorproject.org/webchat
Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860
24-hour national hotline serving trans individuals of all ages.
WA Recovery Helpline: 1-866-789-1511
Available online at https://866teenlink.org/, text and web chat (6-9:30pm PST) and phone at 1-866-833-6546 from 6-10pm PST, answered by youth under the supervision of qualified professionals
Teen Link also provides a publication, available on their website, called Where to Turn For Teens. This publication provides information on physical health resources, shelters, food banks, and more for teens who are in need of additional support in specific areas of concern.
Veterans Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
The Veterans Hotline helps veterans in crisis, as well as their families and friends. The hotline is confidential, and open 24/7.
Statewide Resource Line: 211
2-1-1 is a statewide resource line, with information about food, clothing, shelter, and other necessary resources.