Starlings Community

Increasing support & removing stigma for young people affected by the stress & stigma of a parents substance use.

[Starlings Community @starlings_ca]

Do you provide care for a youth who is growing up with parental substance use challenges? We want to better understand your needs so we can best support you and the youth in your life.

Take our survey here: https://t.co/N9XGqAIMEs

[Vibrant Communities Calgary - VCC @VibrantCalgary]

Get to know our newest E4A Champion! Starlings Community (@starlings_ca)!

Starlings Community promotes the health and healing of people affected by the stress and stigma of a parent's substance use through peer empowerment, resource development and dissemination, and community capacity building. Their vision is to build a future where every youth can ask for help and find support without experiencing the stigma of a parent's substance use. They address the lack of resources and support by building up peer leaders, increasing the capacity and understanding of the community, and developing resources which aim to prevent harm, foster healing, and disrupt the cycle of stress and stigma across generations.

#EnoughForAll #E4AChampions #StarlingsCommunity

[Starlings Community @starlings_ca]

If you’ve grown up with the stress and stigma of a family members mental health or substance use challenges, join our peer discourse group! This month: RECOVERY! How has current day discussions impacted what this word means to you or how it affects you. https://t.co/QYWkr2Ytf7

[Starlings Community @starlings_ca]

Pumped for our guest facilitators who are hosting spoken work poetry workshops, facilitating discussions on recovery, and guiding our peers to feel validated, connected, and empowered as leaders. Free 8 week peer mentorship program! https://t.co/VWZFcwnnXQ

[Starlings Community @starlings_ca]

Are you a young adult with lived experience with the stress and stigma of a parent’s substance use? Join our 8 week peer mentorship program where we marry storytelling, knowledge equity, and community to build each other up as leaders creating change.

https://t.co/IPz79BWe5M

[Alliance Against Violence and Adversity @avatraining_ca]

Starlings Community INC is seeking an intern to assist with a project which aims to strengthen and build capacity for women who are early in their parenting journey.

Learn more here: https://t.co/Aofprdslu6
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#AVATraining #AVA #InternshipOpportunity #UofC

[Starlings Community @starlings_ca]

New group for our peers passionate about social justice who want to connect on current events as they relate to growing up with the stress & stigma of a parent’s substance use. https://t.co/QYWkr2Z14F

[Starlings Community @starlings_ca]

THROWBACK to our spring peer mentorship leadership program and these incredible illustrations created for our participants by @mimimoffie as a reminder of our collective strength! Fall cohort starting end of September. https://t.co/zsOrRL3Ivl

[Starlings Community @starlings_ca]

Hey educators! There is still time to register for our virtual Educator lunch n learn happening tomorrow https://t.co/IP6xTBlU6F .

[Starlings Community @starlings_ca]

Hey, are you an ⁦@avatraining_ca⁩ graduate + level intern? We are taking part in AVA’s PAID interagency internship to support our programming for young parents. Apply below: Current Internship Opportunities – Alliance against Violence & Adversity https://t.co/RJQRsWUX9D

[Starlings Community @starlings_ca]

Meet Maiya, our Lead Resident Storyteller. Maiya brings with her a background in journalism, a passion for advocacy and storytelling, and a drive to see more understanding and support for the diverse ways our peers experience stigma.Comment below with a hello as we welcome Maiya

[Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka]

Sharing this call for abstracts for the @TeamARCH Symposium, which will be held at the Royal Alex Hospital on September 25th 2024. Open to people working on substance use, addiction, and social determinants of health in #yeg, #yyc, and beyond.

[Starlings Community @starlings_ca]

Late post: today is International Youth Day, & we want to give a shout out to our Youth Program Lead, Cassandra. This day is not just a celebration but also a call to action to address the various challenges young people face, like the stigma of a parent’s substance use.

[Starlings Community @starlings_ca]

If you care for a young person who is growing up with the stress & stigma of a parents substance use and/or who has lost a parent to the toxic drug supply, our peers would love to deliver a free Hope kit (while quantities last). Learn more here: https://t.co/ZBolpSYOGM

[Starlings Community @starlings_ca]

Hey educators, this one is for you! Join a 1-hour lunch n’ learn on empowering youth to identify their safe people & spaces in the face of systemic barriers.

https://t.co/IP6xTBlmh7

[Starlings Community @starlings_ca]

We are grateful for champions like ⁦@Dianova_org⁩ who have consistently been present to learn, engage, and amplify our work. Read their latest featuring our work from a children rights lens:
Starlings Community: A Commitment to Children - Dianova https://t.co/iZgOvyZseg

[Starlings Community @starlings_ca]

@Dianova_org Thank you so much for sharing❤️❤️

[Starlings Community @starlings_ca]

We are grateful for our current team of volunteers & excited to welcome a new cohort who will be mentored through our programs & contribute to our collective hope & healing. Know an organization that wants to join or host our mentorship program?
https://t.co/zsOrRL3Ivl

[Starlings Community @starlings_ca]

International #selfcare day

We are here to remind our peers and caregivers that you deserve respite, and you deserve to be able to access the resources and supports that allow you to experience respite and self care.

[Starlings Community @starlings_ca]

Is our secrecy and feelings of shame and guilt self imposed, as can be implied or explicitly suggested, or is that just stigma again?

Check out our latest blog as we dive into a recent lit review & unpack their use of the phrase “self-imposed”.

https://t.co/5OAftuXYzy