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Building Bonds Community Workshop

Support for caregivers of youth who have experienced trauma

training for parents, caregivers & families

The YMCA’s Building Bonds Program is a trauma-informed, early intervention initiative designed to support families navigating mental, emotional, and behavioral health challenges with their children. Grounded in the evidence-based practice Trust Based Relational Intervention®️, our program offers a four-module, multi-family group experience that empowers caregivers with tools to foster psychological safety, emotional regulation, and healthy attachment with their children.

What You'll LEarn about:

  • Fostering connection & psychological safety 
  • Strengthening caregiver-child relationships
  • Supporting co-regulation & resilience 

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*Light meals will be served at every event! 

  • Oct 10 | 3:30-6:30pm: Jackie Robinson Family YMCA, San Diego
  • Oct 15 | 10am-1:30pm: Border View Family YMCA, San Ysidro
  • Nov 5 | 3:30-6:30pm: Ryan Family YMCA, Point Loma
  • Nov 7 | 10am-1:30pm: Mission Valley YMCA, Mission Valley
  • Nov 10 | 10:30am-2:00pm: Davis Family YMCA, La Mesa
  • Nov 12 | 10am-1:30pm: Magdalena-Ecke YMCA, Encinitas

Questions? Contact Larry Banks at lbanks@ymcasd.org

about this event

This initiative is part of the California Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) and is supported by Heluna Health and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).