Bernadette Lauritzen teaches a seminar about the importance of recognizing signs of mental health struggles when interacting with coworkers, friends, family members and others during the July 18 Business Breakfast at SALA. Courtesy/Chamber
Incoming Chamber Director Sandy Jones speaks at the July 18 Business Breakfast at SALA. Courtesy/Chamber
CHAMBER News:
The Chamber of Commerce held a Business Breakfast Thursday, July 18 with QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Institute programming from Bernadette Lauritzen at SALA Event Center.
Lauritzen taught a 1-hour seminar about the importance of recognizing the signs of mental health struggles when interacting with coworkers, friends, family members and others around you. She emphasized how being prepared and willing to ask how a person is doing is often the most important part of supporting them.
“I feel we need to teach everyone about signs to look for if someone might be struggling, stress and anxiety affect everyone,” said Lauritzen, who is executive director of Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA). “We also need to discover what we do to refill the well inside, listening to music, baking, doodling, running, movies, gaming, volunteering. Discover what gives you a boost.”
To contact Lauritzen or to schedule her QPR Program, email her at cya.org@att.net.
Chamber Business Breakfasts are a benefit of being a Los Alamos Chamber Member. For more information about Chamber membership, visit losalamoschamber.com or contact Megan Bucklin at 505.661.4816 or megan@losalamos.org.
About Los Alamos Chamber Commerce
The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce is a program of Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation; a private, not-for-profit economic and community development organization serving the Los Alamos area since 1983. LACDC serves as the umbrella organization for the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce, Los Alamos MainStreet, Los Alamos Creative District, Discover Los Alamos, Los Alamos Small Business Center, projectY cowork Los Alamos, Los Alamos Research Park, and LEEP (Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program).