World Suicide Prevention Day
Today is September 10, 2013, and for those of you who do not know, it is World Suicide Prevention day. I remember sitting in math class as a child and debating large numbers with fellow students. What came before infinity? 1,000,000. It is an extremely large and staggering number. It is also the approximation of […]
Learn How to Save A Life
The Aspen Hope Center exists to make sure that people know they are not alone; it’s a local organization with a passion to help others.” To bring awareness to Suicide Prevention Month and to give people life-saving information, Aspen Hope Center is offering free Suicide Prevention training from Aspen to Rifle. The national, evidence -based […]
Sunday Night Football
Over 40 alumni showed up for the first weekly Sunday Night Football extravaganza here at the Alumni Clubhouse. Giants fans, Cowboy fans, and even the fantasy football fanatics showed up for refreshments, wings, and dessert. We hope to see more of you here for next weeks match up where the Seahawks host the 49ers. We’ve […]
National Recovery Month
National Recovery Month is a national observance that educates Americans on the fact that addiction treatment and mental health services can enable those with a mental and/or substance use disorder to live a healthy and rewarding life. The observance’s main focus is to celebrate the gains made by those in recovery from these conditions, just […]
Changes in GED Testing
There will be a change in the current GED test on January 1, 2014. Colorado Mountain College is encouraging all students and the community to complete every section of the test beforehand. Those who do not pass every section before the end of 2013 will have to start over in January. For anyone seeking support […]
2013 JWU Fall Orientation
Every semester the Jaywalker U students embark on a teambuilding/transformational trip where they not only work on themselves but also bond with their peers. This year the Jaywalker U men headed to Steamboat Springs or as the locals like to call it, “The Boat.” Our 100 year old rustic cabins provided a setting free of […]
Serenity Scramble
Just a reminder, the Serenity Scramble is just around the corner. Jaywalker Lodge is hosting the 6th Annual Jaywalker Lodge Serenity Scramble on Saturday, September 28, at River Valley Ranch Golf Club in Carbondale, CO. All proceeds benefit two local non-profits: A Way Out and Valley Partnership for Drug Prevention. Registration begins at 9:30am and the […]
Congratulations Janet
Today the Jaywalker U director and Jaywalker U “House Mother”, Janet DeMars, celebrates 28 years of continuous sobriety. Janet came to Jaywalker a little over a year ago and has since been a huge asset in the development of Jaywalker U. With more years sober than I am old, Janet has been my number one source […]
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that helps participants learn about mental illness in the hopes of de-stigmatizing mental illness, and learn what various mental disorders look like. Some of the disorders that will be discussed include depression, anxiety and substance abuse disorders. Participants who take this 8-hour class will learn the […]
Collegiate Recovery
As more and more Collegiate Recovery Programs are sprouting up across the nation, it makes sense that a magazine which promotes and supports this valuable and necessary programming would also sprout. Trent Boozer, the founder of Recovery Campus, launched a trial issue in the spring of 2013, and just recently published Issue One/2013. Not only […]
