Samaritan Counseling Center of the Southern Tier

02/27/2026

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02/24/2026

Looking for a natural way to calm your nervous system?

Try gardening!

• Feeling soil in your hands activates your senses
• Repetitive movements like digging and watering regulate stress
• Time in nature lowers cortisol and heart rate
• Watching something grow restores hope and agency

VINES:Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments

The Green Thumb Spring workshop schedule is now here! Let us help you with your garden planning for the season to come.

Register today for any of these FREE upcoming workshops: https://vinesgardens.org/events/

02/22/2026

How will you practice self-care today?

02/19/2026

To plant a seed is to believe in the future. 🌱

🌱🌼 Our Seed Library is Back! 🌼🌱

We’re thrilled to announce the relaunch of the George F. Johnson Memorial Library Seed Library — made possible thanks to the incredible support of the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County Master Gardeners and their seed donation, made possible by the Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation! 🌻

Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just planting your very first seeds, our Seed Library is here to help you grow. Stop by to “check out” a variety of seeds, start your garden, and watch your hard work bloom this season. 🌿

A huge thank you to the Master Gardeners for sharing their expertise and helping our community cultivate knowledge, sustainability, and a love of growing things through their monthly classes on a variety of gardening topics at the GFJ Library. 🌱

Be sure to check our calendar for upcoming classes and dates: https://www.gfjlibrary.org/calendar/

Let’s grow together, Endicott! 🌸

02/18/2026

Starting 2/23, NoMa - North of Main in Binghamton will be hosting a Depression and Anxiety support group.

02/16/2026

Telehealth counseling is available to meet you where you're at.

Telehealth counseling services are confidential and provided by licensed therapists - just like the services offered in-person at our Endwell office.

The only difference is that you can participate from the comfort of home!

Visit our website - https://samaritancounseling.org/ - to learn more about insurances we accept or find a copy of our New Patient packet.

02/14/2026

Safe, healthy love is in the air. ♥️

Love can be scary, especially if healthy expressions of love are foreign to us. ❤️‍🩹

Whether it’s romantic, platonic, or familial, love requires that we both give and receive, and that can be hard. But showing love to others is just as good for your mental health as self-love, and can help you learn how to accept love when it comes your way.

Before you start sending out your Valentines tomorrow, visit the link below to learn more about giving and receiving healthy love in your relationships.

https://screening.mhanational.org/content/how-do-i-give-love-to-others/

02/13/2026

American Foundation for Su***de Prevention
BC SAFE

February is Black History Month and our friends at American Foundation for Su***de Prevention are hosting a L.E.T.S (Listening, Empathy, Trust, Support) Save Lives Training: An Introduction to Su***de Prevention for Black and African American Communities on Thursday, February 19 from 6-7:30PM EST. The presentation will help reduce cultural stigma, foster conversations about mental health, and raise awareness of su***de prevention.

If interested use this link to register: https://letsbhmnyc.attendease.com/?_gl=1%2A10xzznd%2A_gcl_au%2AMTI0Mzk3ODE1My4xNzYzMDQ5OTgy

02/12/2026

211 is a free, confidential service that connects people to local community resource specialists, 24/7. It provides referrals to essential, non-emergency health and human services, including food, housing, utility assistance, disaster recovery, and crisis support.

To get help finding and accessing community resources, you can call 211, text your zip code to 898-211, or visit 211.org.

2-1-1 Susquehanna River Region

On February 11, we celebrate 211, your local resource for help when you need it most.

From finding housing to food assistance, 211 connects you to the services that make a difference in your life.

Happy 211 Day!

02/08/2026

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, a time to acknowledge the impact of , teach healthy relationship skills, and educate young people about dating violence to prevent the cycle of abuse. To learn more about dating and intimate partner violence, visit: https://bit.ly/47ZH6zo.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, a time to acknowledge the impact of , teach healthy relationship skills, and educate young people about dating violence to prevent the cycle of abuse. To learn more about dating and intimate partner violence, visit: https://bit.ly/47ZH6zo.

02/06/2026

Kids today are growing up in a world full of stress, pressure, and choices adults didn’t have to face. Mental health struggles, substance use, and risky decisions can all overlap, and it’s not always easy to know how to help.

Upcoming webinars from Operation Parent break it down with real insight, practical tips, and strategies you can actually use to support them.

Register now: https://loom.ly/lvBuVdM

Join Operation Parent’s free, monthly webinars featuring child psychologists and prevention experts. Topics include teen anxiety, va**ng, social media, trauma-informed parenting, and more—designed to empower K‑12 caregivers and spark meaningful conversations.

02/06/2026

Your voice matters. 💜

STRIVE is launching the Intimate Partner Violence Victim & Survivor Experience Survey for Broome County. This anonymous survey gives victims and survivors the opportunity to share their experiences and help shape how our community responds to intimate partner violence.

If you have lived experience and feel safe participating, we invite you to share your voice. Your feedback can help improve services, systems, and support others. Individuals may provide an email address for a chance to win one of eighty Amazon gift cards.

Participation is voluntary and anonymous.

🔗 https://bit.ly/BroomeDVfeedback