Hope and Healing Center & Institute

Hope and Healing Center & Institute HHCI is Houston’s frontline resource for accessing FREE mental health services and support.

We achieve this through our key service areas of education, training, clinical and supportive services, and research. ©2019-2025 The 4Rs of Mental Health Support.

We wish you a very Merry Christmas! 🎄🎄
12/25/2025

We wish you a very Merry Christmas! 🎄🎄

12/19/2025

The holiday season is a time for celebration, but it’s also a crucial moment to reflect on the connection between addiction, behavioral health, and road safety. 🎄

Substance misuse doesn’t just endanger lives on the road, it’s often a sign of deeper struggles that deserve understanding and support. Together, we can build workplaces that promote awareness, recovery, and responsibility.

Through our Empower Workplaces Training, leaders and employees learn how to:
✨ Recognize signs of mental and emotional distress
✨ Respond with empathy and appropriate support
✨ Foster a culture where seeking help is encouraged, not stigmatized

Because every workplace has the power to prevent tragedy and promote healing. 💙

💻 Register now for our FREE training: https://bit.ly/44fsBsX

📚 Learn more and access valuable addiction and behavioral health resources through the Mischer Behavioral Health Resource Center. https://bit.ly/3X3JzoM

Join our FREE, in-person Transformed Support Groups and find hope and healing! 🦋 You are not alone. 💙These support group...
12/17/2025

Join our FREE, in-person Transformed Support Groups and find hope and healing! 🦋 You are not alone. 💙

These support groups, offered in a group setting, are led by our trained staff and provide participants with the opportunity to share and learn within a faith-based, supportive community.

© Hearts Transformed - A safe place for adult female survivors of sexual abuse, assault, or domestic violence to heal and rebuild their lives.

© Families Transformed - For the families or loved ones of those living with a mental health difficulty.

© Minds Transformed - For those living with a serious mental health difficulty or disorder.

💻 Learn more: https://bit.ly/TransformedSupportGroups

🌟 Know someone who needs support? Share this post to help spread the word. Support groups are a vital part of healing and recovery.

12/16/2025

Faith communities are often the first place people turn in times of struggle, yet few feel fully prepared to help. 💙

Empower Faith Communities changes that by equipping pastors, ministry leaders, and organizations with practical tools to respond to mental health needs with confidence and care.

In this FREE course, you’ll learn how to:
🔹 Recognize when someone may be struggling
🔹 Refer individuals to professional care and resources
🔹 Relate with empathy, compassion, and understanding
🔹 Restore a supportive and healing community environment

This training builds on proven methods to bring hope and healing to individuals facing mental illness, leveraging the strength of community and faith for lasting recovery.
✔️ Enroll for FREE https://bit.ly/4hKo6tl

The holidays are a time often filled with joy and celebration. They can also bring feelings of loss, loneliness, sadness...
12/16/2025

The holidays are a time often filled with joy and celebration. They can also bring feelings of loss, loneliness, sadness, or stress for many people.

Memories can both comfort and challenge us as we remember shared moments. It’s normal to feel an overwhelming mix of emotions.

If you need someone to talk to, you are not alone. 💙

📞 Call The Hope Line at (832) 831-7337. Our compassionate team is here to listen, support, and guide you toward hope and healing. 🦋

🕔 Available daily from 5-8 pm CT in English and Spanish.
🌟 30 minutes of FREE mental health coaching—confidential, judgment-free.
🌟 Support for anxiety, depression, loneliness, relationship challenges, trauma, grief, stress, and more.
🌟 Receive referrals from our vetted provider network.

💙 Know someone who could use a little hope today? Sharing this post is a meaningful way to extend hope to those who may be struggling with mental health concerns.

12/15/2025

Don’t Miss Out!
Join bestselling author and alcohol-free advocate Karolina Rzadkowolska for a FREE online educational event:
“Opting Out of Drinking Culture: How the Alcohol-Free Movement Is Creating a Culture of Curiosity.”

Together, we’ll explore practical ways to:
✨ Understand the latest trends in alcohol-free living
✨ Reflect on your own relationship with alcohol without judgment
✨ Foster curiosity and open conversations about alcohol in your community
✨ Support yourself or others choosing a sober-curious lifestyle

🗓 Date: December 18
⏰ Time: 12:00–1:00 PM CST

🎓 Licensed professional? Earn 1 FREE continuing education credit (CEU) when you attend. It’s the perfect opportunity to finish the year strong while learning something new and fulfilling your CEU requirement.

💻 Register now: http://bit.ly/3WhCJfv

12/15/2025

📣 Tune in to the final episode of the 2025 season of the Madness & Grace Podcast!

In episode 16, host Madeline Stiers, Ph.D., LCSW-S, is joined by special guest Peggy L. Determeyer, Ph.D., to explore the important topic of Grief and the Holidays, which can be challenging at any time and especially during the holiday season. Dr. Determeyer is the Director of HHCI CARES at the Hope and Healing Center & Institute and a McGee Fellow in Bioethics and Aging.

Tune in as we share how to:
🦋 Understand what grief can do
🦋 Learn about different types of grief
🦋 Support yourself and others after a loss
🦋 Know what to say—and what not to say—to someone who is grieving

🌟 Sharing this episode is a meaningful way to extend hope and support to those who are grieving.

Thank you to everyone for listening to the Madness & Grace Podcast this season! ✨ 💙

🎧 Listen to the NEW episode now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. 🔗 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112274 or click the link in bio!

12/12/2025

The holidays can be a season of joy, but for many, they also bring feelings of loneliness, grief, or overwhelm. During this time, people often turn to their faith communities for comfort and connection. 💙

Our FREE Empower Faith Communities Training helps pastors, ministry leaders, and volunteers recognize when someone is struggling and create a compassionate space where faith and mental health walk hand in hand.

This season, help your faith community become a place where hope feels at home.

✨ Learn more: https://bit.ly/4elT2hR

12/10/2025

When you’re called to help, preparation is part of the purpose.🌿
Mental Health Coach Training helps you walk beside those who are hurting, offering guidance, empathy, and hope every step of the way.

Our training equips you with evidence-based tools, compassion, and confidence to bridge the gap between awareness and action.

Specialize in one or more areas that matter most to you:
✅ Addiction & Behavioral Health
✅ Trauma
✅ Child & Adolescent Mental Health
✅ Aging & Elder Care

💻 Start your journey today and become the bridge your community needs: https://bit.ly/mental-health-coach

Join us for our December Grief Support Group, led by Rabbi Seth M. Stander, DD, on Wednesday, December 17 at Noon. Avail...
12/10/2025

Join us for our December Grief Support Group, led by Rabbi Seth M. Stander, DD, on Wednesday, December 17 at Noon. Available online only.

Register at https://bit.ly/in-grief-supp

12/08/2025

Did you know?
More Americans are rethinking their relationship with alcohol and the alcohol-free movement is reshaping social norms. From casual curiosity to intentional sobriety, people are finding new ways to connect, celebrate, and live well without alcohol.

Join bestselling author and alcohol-free advocate Karolina Rzadkowolska for a FREE online educational event:
“Opting Out of Drinking Culture: How the Alcohol-Free Movement Is Creating a Culture of Curiosity.”

Together, we’ll explore practical ways to:
✨ Understand the latest trends in alcohol-free living
✨ Reflect on your own relationship with alcohol without judgment
✨ Foster curiosity and open conversations about alcohol in your community
✨ Support yourself or others choosing a sober-curious lifestyle

🗓 Date: December 18
⏰ Time: 12:00–1:00 PM CST

🎓 Licensed professional? Earn 1 FREE continuing education credit (CEU) when you attend! It’s the perfect opportunity to finish the year strong, learning something new while fulfilling your CEU requirement.

💻 Register now: http://bit.ly/3WhCJfv

Join us for our General Caregiver Support Group, led by Rabbi Seth M. Stander, DD, on Friday, December 12 at 10 am. Avai...
12/05/2025

Join us for our General Caregiver Support Group, led by Rabbi Seth M. Stander, DD, on Friday, December 12 at 10 am. Available online only.

Register at https://bit.ly/gencaresup

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