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Related: About this forumChicago's Sip of Hope - a cafe where it's OK not to be OK
Prompted by the suicide rate in the United States, a coffee shop in Chicago is trying to reach out to those struggling with mental health issues.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/10/chicagos-sip-hope-cafe-its-181008082440403.html?fbclid=IwAR3Y3wdkUMwAfxQr-ifu-F-cJXE7qGWeGlhm_4HMl74R06iedLG2FdkInoI
imma have to check this out.
eta direct link.
https://sipofhope.com
and imma have to bring biff.
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Chicago's Sip of Hope - a cafe where it's OK not to be OK (Original Post)
mopinko
Oct 2018
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CaliforniaPeggy
(151,614 posts)1. That is a terrific idea! Thanks for posting this, my dear mopinko.
I applaud their outreach efforts. Wouldn't it be great if it could be done all over the country?
mopinko
(71,472 posts)2. yes it would, and
there is a pic w an instagram link of a therapy dog that visited. it would be great if they had a "house dog".
CaliforniaPeggy
(151,614 posts)3. I'll bet they'll probably have one, at some point.
steve2470
(37,461 posts)4. hey mo, they would love biff, I know I did!
Hope you and biff are well.
mopinko
(71,472 posts)5. everybody loves biff!
how can you not, unless you are a dog hater. i dont get those people AT.ALL.
we are well.