{"id":850,"date":"2009-05-08T05:20:48","date_gmt":"2009-05-08T09:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=850"},"modified":"2025-06-22T04:27:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T11:27:38","slug":"national-day-of-prayer-and-meditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/national-day-of-prayer-and-meditation\/","title":{"rendered":"National Day of Prayer and Meditation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Watcher&#8217;s Lamp Blog<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the White House invoked the Golden Rule and opted for a private observance of the National Day of Prayer, another segment of the Federal government was promoting National Children&#8217;s Mental Health Awareness Day.<\/p>\n<p>Embedded in the The Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (TA Partnership) website are links to youth spirituality and meditation resources.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s just a few examples:<\/p>\n<p>National Federation of Families conference in December 2007<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There will be some focus on youth leadership, there will be several activity-oriented workshops, and a draft agenda has been posted at the FFCMH website. 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