The Child & Family Center, a Santa Clarita Valley non-profit that assists families and young people with counseling and other educational services, is offering a free support group for teens and adults impacted by the Las Vegas shooting.

The groups are scheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 9 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Child & Family Center at 21545 Centre Pointe Parkway.

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“The group is an eight week, supportive and psychoeducational group designed to help people deal with the unwanted feelings that have arisen as a result of the recent Las Vegas shooting,” according to a Child & Family Center news release.

The group’s objectives, according to the Center’s news release, are to:

• Provide members with a safe place to share their feelings-
• Normalize these feelings –
• Encourage healthy processing of the event
• Teach a variety of coping skills (e.g., relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and trauma narrative)

Last Thursday, the Child & Family Center, Santa Clarita Coalition and Life Coach Alex Urbina hosted a free discussion on how to cope and heal in the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting.

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Psychologist Jeni Masi, marriage and family therapist Lara Murphy, social worker Markie Bear and Life Couach Alex Urbina led the discussion, as individuals shared the trauma and lasting effects the Las Vegas shooting had caused in their lives.

Those interested in participating in the eight week support group are encouraged to contact Christine Waldron by phone at 661-259-9439 ext. 3142 or by email.

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