Parents raising children with mental health challenges or neurodivergent conditions can still sign up for a free monthly workshop series run by Texas Woman's University and a nonprofit, the Denton Record-Chronicle reported Tuesday.
The program, called the BRIDGE Project (short for Building Resilience and Inclusion through Digital Guidance and Empowerment), is a partnership between TWU and Safe Minds, Strong Hearts. The nonprofit's website says the program is meant for parents and caregivers of children ages 3 to 17.
How it works
The series began in September and runs through May. Each month brings one free in-person workshop plus a follow-up session held online, according to the newspaper. A different specialist leads each workshop, and the lineup includes a play therapist, a speech language pathologist and a dyslexia specialist, TWU associate clinical professor Renee Buster told the paper.
Sessions are recorded, so parents who cannot attend in person can watch later. The program also offers a child care stipend for parents who need one to attend, paid for through a grant from H-E-B, and holds three $200 drawings at each session, both online and in person.
"We're trying to remove as many barriers as possible," Buster said.
The organizers set a goal of enrolling 100 families. "That was a lofty goal, but we would never turn anybody away," Buster said.
