Replant! Grow! Thrive!
Support for families uprooted by mental illness.
What we do
Grow a Strong Family, Inc. is a charitable non-profit social service agency which provides customized family life education services to families uprooted by mental illnesses in loved ones. Our primary focus is on education and prevention. Through a comprehensive menu of services, we offer family members information, support, skills, and strategies designed to improve the safety and wellness of families uprooted by mental illnesses.
Latest News
September Newsletter
Here at Grow a Strong Family, we are working diligently on building tools since we were awarded a CHNA15 mini-grant! Grow a Strong Family: Spread the Support Project Description: Develop...
August Newsletter
There is NO daytime Replanting Lives Support Group in August. Feel free to come on the second Wednesday (8/14) from 7-8:30 pm to our home offices in Bedford MA.
Advocacy Opportunity Spoon-fed for those of us that want to act…
Follow the link to Dede Ranahan's page, "Sooner Than Tomorrow: A Safe Place to Talk about Mental Illness in our Families." You will be introduced to A FIVE-PART PLAN TO ADDRESS SERIOUS MENTAL...
Know YOUR Triggers!
Last week gifted me with a reminder that family members uprooted by mental illness are often traumatized by their loved one’s mental illness. It is sometimes hard to remember the beginning,...
Some Facts for Advocacy
Short primer on current statistics:Problems People with serious mental illness account for a disproportionate share of suicides, homelessness, violence, and incarceration. 18% of population over 18...
Which politician to support?
With permission by the author: Dede Ranahan I'm receiving surveys from the various 2020 candidates. I answer all of them. I tell them I'm a one-issue candidate - Serious Mental Illness (SMI). I say,...
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