Blog & Podcast
By Irene Barton, Cobb Collaborative Executive Director While today is the last day of Black History Month for 2022, there is a need to keep Black history at the forefront…
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Tuesday, March 1, 2022 9:00-11:00AM: Q1 Coffee With the Collaborative – Coffees are held quarterly in locations around the county. This is an open forum discussion and networking opportunity. This…
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Here is a look at upcoming events. February 22 10:00 am – 11:00 am: GAVA – Engage Your Audience Through Social Media – Social media is an effective, yet inexpensive way, to…
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In this episode, Irene Barton has a conversation with Leroy “Tre” Hutchins. Mr. Hutchins is a Cobb County School Board Member, Post 3. He also serves as a Parent Ambassador.…
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Tuesday, February 15 1:00-2:30PM: Community Resiliency Model (CRM)®– The primary focus of the Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® is to re-set the natural balance of the nervous system. CRM’s goal is…
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Tuesday, February 8, 2022 12:00-1:00PM: Bereavement 101 – This Lunch and Learn series will provide nonprofit, faith, education, and mental health professionals with information and tools to support grieving families.…
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Community leaders from across metro Atlanta convened on Tuesday, February 1, for the first annual Resilient Cobb Summit presented by Cobb Collaborative. This half-day event was held at the Cobb…
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In this episode, Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, speaks with Alois Johnson, Executive Director of the Kennesaw Teen Center. Irene and Alois discuss the upcoming finals of the Cobb County Black History…
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Persistent exposure to one or more ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) as a child or adolescent can cause prolonged activation of the body’s stress response, which triggers toxic stress. Toxic stress,…
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As we shared in early January, mental health legislation is in the works for the 2022 Georgia legislative session. We began to see bipartisan fruition of this recently with the…
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