A Hope and A Future provides Community resources for individuals and families who need help responding more effectively to PAINFUL life experiences
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What is an painful or traumatic experience?
An painful or traumatic experience is a harmful or threatening event that is outside the range of normal experience and beyond control. These experiences can be life altering by negatively influencing the way people think and feel about themselves, others, and God. Additionally, intense emotional reactions can be triggered in normal daily life long after an adverse experience. The post-traumatic stress can be so troubling, that many experience thoughts of suicide and some attempt or complete suicide. Painful life experiences include:
Only 29% of people with post-traumatic stress symptoms report contacting a mental health professional in the past year, and among the subset with severe depression, only 39% reported contact.
More than 2/3 of post-traumatic stress cases go unreported, for reasons varying from fear of losing employment to fear of rejection from loved ones.
We believe in Jeremiah 29:11!
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
An painful or traumatic experience is a harmful or threatening event that is outside the range of normal experience and beyond control. These experiences can be life altering by negatively influencing the way people think and feel about themselves, others, and God. Additionally, intense emotional reactions can be triggered in normal daily life long after an adverse experience. The post-traumatic stress can be so troubling, that many experience thoughts of suicide and some attempt or complete suicide. Painful life experiences include:
- Death of a loved one
- Severe trauma (life-threatening or potentially life-threatening situations, abuse)
- Divorce / Separation / Breakup / Major Family Conflict
- Developmental trauma (insecure attachments in childhood)
- Chronic diagnoses (individual or within the family) / Addictions / Developmental Challenges
- Circumstances that reinforce negative thoughts and feelings
Only 29% of people with post-traumatic stress symptoms report contacting a mental health professional in the past year, and among the subset with severe depression, only 39% reported contact.
More than 2/3 of post-traumatic stress cases go unreported, for reasons varying from fear of losing employment to fear of rejection from loved ones.
We believe in Jeremiah 29:11!
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
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Embrace your hope. Find your support.
AHAF helps individuals and families identify support as well as provide support and skill building that is necessary for individuals and families to rebuild healthy spiritual, mental, and physical lives. |
Embrace your future. Be a support.
AHAF seeks to inspire individuals and families to use their experience, strength, and hope to touch the lives of others. It is in service to others that many have discovered a life worth living. |
