KJMS highlight Extension’s online workshop to help teenagers combat negative thinking
The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel shared the press release for the free online workshop “Don’t Fall Into the Thinking Trap” hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H members who have been selected for the National 4-H Healthy Living Summit 2020. The workshop, hosted from 6 to 7 p.m. May 5, is designed to educate youth ages 13 to 18 about some common negative thought patterns and how to develop useful coping strategies. Participants will engage in small group learning, determine their own thinking patterns and learn ways to revise unhealthy thinking styles. The workshop is free; registration is required on the event webpage. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Sara Conant, 207.781.6099; sara.conant@maine.edu.