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Bring Them Closer: How to Save Our Children
The child and youth mental health crisis is at an all-time high. Anxiety and depression are skyrocketing. Over the last 10 years, there has been a 55% increase in the hospitalization of children and youth due to mental health concerns. Parents are at a loss to know how to deal with some of the issues our children are displaying. Our kids are not ok. In this seminar, Connie Jakab shares her own personal journey of how her son went from being hospitalized due to threats of suicide at the young age of eight, to now having overcome anxiety depression. “You never send the hurting away, you bring them closer,” but what does that LOOK LIKE? How do we create a connection with our children, so they lived healed and whole? How do we see our children free of anxiety, depression, and behavioural issues? In the seminar, you will leave with tools that can help your family overcome mental health challenges and prevent them from happening. |
About the Speaker
Author of the books, When the Dead Live, and Culture Rebel. Connie is passionate about rebelling against status quo living and encouraging others to branch out. Connie is the creator of The Courage Program as the Artistic Director of Movement With A Message, a movement company through which she imparts community, compassion and courage through school programs (National Hope Talks). She is also one of the owners of Village, where she seeks to create a strong village for caregivers, teachers and children. She has produced five theatre shows based on social issues such as poverty, women’s vulnerabilities, youth resiliency, family breakdown, mental health, and addiction. Connie drives her passion outward into the arms of those wanting something more radical and meaningful in life. She is an active speaker and lives with her husband and two boys in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. |
