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SUICIDE &CRISIS
LIFELINE
SERVICES
Gametime Inc. provides a variety of services to help families on our island. Our goal is to strengthen the family dynamic and empower them for success individually and as a whole unit. We offer a variety of programs that will help us achieve our goal of providing FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, ACADEMIC SUPPORT & STUDENT ENRICHMENT in our community. We believe we are (3) part being; physical, spiritual and emotional. We are passionate about helping each person grow in these areas.
PHYSICAL
Gametime Goal: STUDENT ENRICHMENT
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football hope camps
Gametime hosted a 3 day youth football HOPE CAMP in December 2022. Since HS football was pushed to 4th Quarter this school year, we provided athletes an opportunity to be trained by some amazing coaches stateside. These coaches have ties to Guam and are passionate about discovering & training some hidden talent we have on island. Hope stands for Hold On Pain Ends and we ended the camp with a one day suicide prevention conference as well. Football is a more positive coping method compared to drugs or alcohol when dealing with deep emotional pain and suicide. Coach Ikei and Coach Diaz also discussed college recruiting strategies for the youth. They emphasized the importance of having a good attitude and strong work ethic. We look forward to hosting more HOPE camps throughout the year.
One Day
Sports Camps
Our one day sports camp is a condense version of the HUDDLE. We host one day sports camps at elementary schools well as Community Centers on island. The youngest person recorded to take their life on Guam was less than 10 years old. While we know this is a very sensitive subject for parents we want to come along side them and help support & bring awareness to this issue. We tell the kids the bible story of a man named Joseph who went through many hardships but in the end helped saved his family. We use it to teach the kids SELF HELP SEEKING BEHAVIORS. WE encourage them to ask for help if they are thinking of hurting themselves (cutting, suicide etc.) As a result in one of our schools we were at 16 elementary kids came forward that were cutting themselves. Glory to God those are 16 kids we potentially saved from suicide.
SPIRITUAL
Gametime Goal: FAMILY ENGAGEMENT & STUDENT ENRICHMENT
weekly bible studies
Our founders are also pastors and are passionate about strengthening families through the word of God. Weekly Bible Studies are available and offered at our Gametime facility.
Tuesday is woman's fellowship at 7pm
Thursdays is family bible study 7pm open to everyone
Men's Fellowship is on Saturdays 6am
Sunday Service is at 10am.
THE HUDDLE: Strategies to win in life
We started a program ( a bible study club) at a local Middle School called the HUDDLE in 2016. We incorporated sports for the first half of the class followed by teachings lead by our some of our young adult leaders. We used the curriculum called WISE UP which took biblical principals to teach the kids character building concepts. We also included suicide awareness & prevention concepts as well. Our young leaders are all SAFE TALK trained for suicide. Our adult leaders are Asist Trained as well. The children really look forward to Gametime coming each year that there is a waiting list to join our program. Our hope is in the near future we can have THE HUDDLE at all middle schools throughout the island. The Huddle - the place for truth, teaching strategies for kids to WIN IN LIFE
EMOTIONAL
Gametime Goal: FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
Ray's of Hope; Support Group
In lieu of The survivors of suicide support group & the widow women support group, we host the Rays of Hope in the community. Our main goal is to give grief a voice & educate the community that Grief is not just death & divorce. According to the Grief Recovery institute there are 43 Loss events that a person will experience in their lifetime. These losses can cause a person a DEEP EMOTIONAL PAIN which can lead to suicide and other mental health issues. We meet once a month at the Gametime Office in Tamuning and are partnered the TU;MA organization. We usually meet on the 3rd Wednesday of every month but sometimes life happens and that can change. So please follow us on social media to get the monthly details. It's an open group, so anyone is welcome to attend. You are not alone in your journey to healing. Gametime Inc. helped train 16 new certified Grief Recovery Method Specialist in Guam & CNMI who are ready to serve.
The Grief Recovery Method Services
Our Founder, Bernice Arceo McGill is a certified Grief Recovery Specialist. She teaches an action base method that helps people deal with their deep emotional pain. There are group & one on one sessions available. The programs offered are; the grief recovery method, helping children with loss, pet loss & moving on. Please email Bernice at bmcgill.griefrecovery@gmail.com for more information about these EVIDENCE BASED programs. Gametime also sponsored the training for new 16 GRM specialist on Guam & CNMI. We have a network of GRM specialist available to help in the community. Bernice is also an Asist (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) Trainer.
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
Gametime Goal: ACADEMIC SUPPORT & STUDENT ENRICHMENT
faith based children's books
Our Founder, Bernice Arceo McGill is a new self published children's book author. She also created writing journals to help encourage everyone. Her books are available on Amazon.com, search Bernice Arceo McGill. These stories are faith based, easy to read for parents and children of all ages. They are based on her revelations and experiences while homeschooling her children. Her goal is to let everyone know that God loves them and will never leave them or forsake them.
