PROGRAM & SERVICE Highlights   The MHAMC sponsors workshops and training for both professionals and the general public. We collaborate with many local agencies and business to provide free Health Fairs throughout Miami County to promote education on mental illness topics and promote mental wellness. If you would like to have the MHAMC participate in a health fair at your place of business, please call Karen Schultz, Executive Director @ 937-332-9293 or email:  mhamc@verizon.net Bullying Prevention Bullying is a problem that creates a climate of fear and is a problem for the entire community, not just the victims.  Research shows one-third of all school aged children have experienced some form of bullying. We offer programming to provide education and prevention for all ages: School Personnel Parents: "Bully-Proofing Your Kids" Preschoolers:  "Learning to Use My Words" Grade School & Middle School: "Bully-No-More" & "Friendship Day: Learning to Be a Better Friend" High School: "Stopping the Violence" Stress Management Education Providing public education on the negative effects and management of stress through collaborative partnership with such agencies as YWCA Piqua and Health Partners of Miami County. Stress Assessments Information on the negative impact on the Mind-Body Connection Information on Job Stress   Teddy Bear Patrol  The MHAMC provides teddy bears to local police and EMS agencies to distribute to children in crisis to provide them some comfort in their time of need. Implemented in 1991, this supportive program has been successful in assisting rescue workers in making crisis experiences less frightening for children.   M.A.I.N. Line (937) 339-5665 1-800-316-6246 24-Hour Automated Phone Service Anonymous and Confidential Free M.A.I.N. Line (Mental Health Awareness Information Network) is a 24-hour telephone message program that provides immediate access to  information and referral on a wide variety of mental health related topics.  Dial and Press the code for the messages you wish to hear: AIDS 101    What is AIDS? 102    AIDS and Sexuality 103    AIDS:  Answers for Teens 104    Am I At Risk for AIDS? 106    How Don't You Get AIDS? 108    What are the Symptoms of AIDS? FAMILY PLANNING 110    Birth Control - How Well Does It Really Work? 111    Birth Control - Which Method Is Best for Me? 112    Birth Control for Men 113    Condoms and Safer Sex 114    Condoms, Contraceptives, Foams, and Suppositories 120    How To Take Your Birth Control Pills 121    Is There a Safe Time of the Month? 125    Problems With the Pill 126    Starting a Family: Things to Consider REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE 140     Bladder Infections In Women 141    Breast Cancer 142    Breast Cancer Risk 143    Self Examination 144    Information For Men 146    Information For Women 154    The Pelvic Exam 158    What Is a Pap Smear? PREGNANCY AND PRENATAL CARE 161    Changes During Pregnancy 162    Drinking While Pregnant 164    Feeding Your Baby 168    Good Nutrition and Pregnancy 171    Pregnancy:  Drugs and Your Baby 172    Prenatal Care 174    Teenage Pregnancy and Nutrition 175    Teenage Pregnancy/Parents Too Soon CHILD ABUSE AND SEXUAL ABUSE 180    Acquaintance Rape 181    Child Abuse:  Sexual 182    Date Rape 183    Incest Information For Teens and Young Adults 184    Men Who Batter Their Partners 185    Rape:    The Victim 186    Rape:    What Is It? 188    Women Who are Battered 502    Child Abuse:    Emotional 503    Child Abuse:    Neglect 504    Child Abuse:    Physical SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES 220    What Is STD? 221    Chlamydia 222    Genital Warts 223    Gonorrhea and NGU 224    Hepatitis B 225    Herpes 226    Pubic Lice (Crab) 227    STD:    How To Protect Yourself 228    Syphilis 229    The "Other" STDS 230    Trichomoniasis ALCOHOL 301    Alateen:   Help For the Young Person 302    Alcohol and Drugs Don't Mix 303    Alcohol and Health 304    Alcohol Facts For Young People 305    Alcohol Anonymous and Other Groups 306    Alcoholism:    A Family Disease 307    Alcoholism:    Do I Have a Problem? 308    Alcoholism:    What Is It? 309    Being a Responsible Party Giver 310    Co-Dependency:    What Is It? 311    Drinking and Driving:    A Deadly Combination COCAINE 320    Crack Cocaine 321    Facts About Cocaine 322    Your Money or Your Life:    Cocaine Takes Both MARIJUANA 331    Is Marijuana Harmful To My Body? 332    Marijuana:    Fact and Fiction 333    Marijuana:    High Lasts Longer Than You Think 334    Marijuana:    Often Asked Questions 336    Marijuana:    The Mental Effects OTHER DRUGS 341    Barbituates and Other Downers 342    Caffeine:    Friend or Foe? 343    Crank Labs 344    Crank:    Concern of the Town 345    Designer Drugs Aren't Fashionable 346    Heroin and Other Opiates 347    Ice:    Smokable Methamphetamine 348    Inhalants:    Sniffing and Huffing 349    LSD and Other Hallucinogens 350    MDMA:    A Drug Called Ecstasy 351    PCP:    It Really Is That Bad 352    Speed That Kills 354    Valium, Librium, and Sleeping Pills JUST SAY NO MESSAGES 360   Good Reasons for Saying "No" 361    Say No To Alcohol 362    Say No To Cocaine 363    Say No To Depressants 364    Say No To Hallucinogens 365    Say No To Inhalants 366    Say No To Marijuana 367    Say No To PCP 368    Say No To Stimulants 370    Say "No" To Drugs Is The Adult Thing To Do 371    Three Steps To Say "No" 372    Ways For a Teen To Say "No" 373    When It's Hard To Say No TOBACCO 380    Are You Ready To Quit Smoking? 381    Cigarettes, Pipes and Snuff:    All The Same 383    Effects of Cigarette Smoke On The Non-Smokers 384    How To Quit Smoking 385    Smokeless Tobacco 386    Why Should I Quit Smoking? MESSAGES FOR OLDER ADULTS 401    How To Choose A Nursing Home 402    How To Survive The Loss of A Loved One 403    Is It Time For A Nursing Home? 404    Senility 407    Successful Aging MENTAL HEALTH, STRESS, AND DEPRESSION 410    Agoraphobia 411    Bi-Polar Affective Disorder 412    Coping With Stress 413    Depression:    In Children And Adults 414    Depression:    Do I Have A Problem? 416    Eating For Less Stress 417    Exercise:    A Stress Control Tool 419    Helping Someone Who Is Depressed 420    Relaxation Techniques 422    Stress Management 423    Stress:    Do I Have A Problem? 424    Stress:    What Is It? 425    Suicide and The College Student 427    Suicide:    Warning Signs 428    Suicide:    Helping Those Left Behind 429    Teenage Suicide 430    Understanding Stress in Adolescents 431    Understanding Stress in Children 432    Your Mind As a Stress Manager PERSONAL GROWTH 520    Achievement:    Word of Wisdom 521    Are You Tired of Being a Teenager? 524    Building Self Image 526    But Not Everyone Is Doing It 527    Making Decisions 529    Gangs or Groups:    The Decision Is Yours 530    Setting Goals 534    Needs and Wants ASSESSMENT AND HELP 550    Can I Spot a Drug User? 551    Compulsive Gambling 552    Do I Have a Chemical Problem? 555    How Do You Know If You Are Hooked? 556    Is My Child At High Risk? 557    Is Our Home Part of The Problem? 559    Self Help Options 561    What Is a "Self Help" Group? 562    What To Do If Your Child Has a Drug Problem LOCAL COMMUNITY MESSAGES 602    Piqua Area United Way 603    Community Housing, Inc. 604    Miami County Mental Health Center 605    Miami County Alcoholism Council 606    Mental Health Association of Miami County, Inc.