Jones said, “After about 30 years of just working around young people, I started listening to them, and I realized that they were walking around in torment and trauma silently, and they wouldn't say anything or share. But after listening to their stories, they needed help, and they really didn't know how to navigate their mental health journey.”
Seth Gehle, a Lima native, returned to his hometown this week to speak at a mental health awareness symposium. Gehle grew up in a single-parent home with an abusive mother and was sexually abused by an adult male outside the home.
Organizers hope the event will encourage those who work with or support youth, as well as members of the community, to attend and be inspired by Gehle’s resilience.
Many people and community groups walked the streets of Lima to raise awareness for an important cause. October is "Domestic Violence Awareness Month," and on Tuesday, Crossroads Crisis Center kicked off their month-long campaign to raise awareness their "We Walk for Victims" to honor all survivors and victims of domestic violence. Before the walk inside the Lima Public Library, Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith signed a proclamation recognizing the city's support for domestic violence awareness along with Crossroads dedicating two books to the library. Tuesday night's walk is the first of many events planned by Crossroads to honor victims and survivors all month long.
The autopsy says that drowning was the preliminary cause of death, but police are waiting on toxicology results. There was no trauma found on the body during the autopsy, and foul play is not suspected. Greeno's body was found by someone fishing in the pond last Thursday.
Waldick says, "It's a traumatic time for the victims so, yes we do develop relationships with them. Some of those relationships last to today. I've had some of the parents of the murder victims call me, talk to me, it's a shared trauma."
Allen County Children Services is looking for caring people to become foster parents. Saturday, they held an informational session at Vibe Cof…
This year crime victim services hosted its 2019 Empowerment Workshop. This is an event that organizers say will help community members become more resilient and gold.
“We live in a very diverse community where people have gone through different traumas throughout their lives and so we hope that coming together and kind of building a sense of solidarity with everyone,” said Brooke Law, Crime Victim Services sexual assault advocate.
Car accidents. House fires. First responders deal with many scary scenes, more than the common citizen. A recent program is helping them cope with that trauma.
