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Birth to Third Grade Partnership - April 2022 newsletter

The winter holidays can be fun and joyful, but they are also stressful for many people. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by social obligations, gift buying, and extended time with family. For people who are depressed or grieving, the holidays can bring on intense feelings of loneliness, isolation, and sadness.

Information from Riverside Trauma Center on Reactions to Highly Stressful Events and Strategies for Coping

We’ll teach you the skills you need in recognizing and avoiding common scams, including, phone, text, email, and online fraud.

Learn Where to Turn Please join us! In celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Cambridge Public Health Department in collaboration with the Community Safety Department, the Cambridge Public Library and Find It Cambridge will be sponsoring a panel discussion and tabling event. Come learn from our panel of local mental health providers as they discuss how to access support for yourself or a loved one and what to expect when reaching out. The event will take place on May 19th, 6-8pm at the Cambridge Public Library, main branch. Light refreshments and childcare will be provided. Registration requested (required for childcare, deadline Friday, May 8th). Please use the QR code below or go to finditcambridge.org/Where2Turn for more information and to register

Starting this week, the Cambridge Community Safety Department’s CARE (Community Assistance Response and Engagement) Team began responding to needle pickup calls in public spaces across Cambridge. Needle pickup calls are the first call types that the CARE Team is being dispatched to.

Cambridge St will be one-way westbound for motor vehicles from Prospect St to Springfield St

The Baker-Polito Administration announced that the Commonwealth is on track to meet the goal of vaccinating 4.1 million residents by the first week of June and all remaining COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted effective May 29. The Commonwealth’s face covering order will also be rescinded on May 29.

The "Remembering Together" support group is for patrons who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Facilitated by the library social worker, this online group offers a safe and confidential online space for peers to come together, share common experiences and heal in community. If you are interested in participating, or simply learning more about this offering, please email Brett Dixon, the library social worker, at bdixon@cambridgema.gov.

The "Remembering Together" support group is for patrons who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Facilitated by the library social worker, this online group offers a safe and confidential online space for peers to come together, share common experiences and heal in community. If you are interested in participating, or simply learning more about this offering, please email Brett Dixon, the library social worker, at bdixon@cambridgema.gov.