In November, our wellness activities focus on living a tobacco-free lifestyle, including resources to quit vaping. Join CSB’s Wellness, Health Promotion & Prevention team by taking part in individual and community-wide actions that you can take – virtually and from a safe distance – that promote resiliency, provide support to loved ones and stay connected. Get the calendar.
Read MoreNov. 16: REVIVE! virtual class – Overdoses can happen in unexpected situations – a social gathering, a school event, with a friend or family member, or other community event. CSB’s Wellness, Health Promotion & Prevention team is offering free online REVIVE! opioid overdose reversal classes that will provide you with the knowledge and confidence you need to potentially save a life during an opioid overdose emergency.
Read MoreBraveTV was developed to bring stories of hope to the homes of our audience during the COVID-19 pandemic. This episode focuses on the stories of Veterans as they share their stories around mental health.
Read MoreIn this week's podcast, learn about Healthy Minds’ short-term behavioral health resources and peer support partners (available at low or no cost) that can help struggling children and teens across Fairfax County.
Read MoreSleep quality can make the difference in maintaining a daily routine, promoting academic learning, and supporting general health. However, with the many changes… children may have more difficulty recognizing and following a set schedule which includes time for sleep.
When youth do not get enough sleep, they may experience problems with emotional regulation, mood, behavior, and academic performance. Important cognitive abilities for learning are more likely to be impaired, such as attention, memory, and planning.
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) recommends these six research-based strategies to help improve the quality of your children's sleep.
Read MoreThis conversation from ACEs Connection’s ‘A Better Normal’ series centers around the need for equity to be at the forefront of the ACEs, trauma-informed, and resilience-building movement. It serves as a call-to-action for those in the worldwide ACEs movement to addressing systemic racism and historical and racial trauma and to prioritize anti-racist practices and policies.
Read MoreRacial Truth and Reconciliation Virginia (RTRVA) is an intentional evolution of the Campaign for a Trauma-Informed Virginia that further concentrates efforts on the intersection of trauma and equity.
Read MoreWhat might be the possibilities of moving away from locating distress almost exclusively inside of people and instead begin interrogating neoliberal systems that put pressure on who people believe they are allowed to be? If people in relative positions of power routinely engaged in this practice, might this move us towards a model of community care where people don’t have to self-care their way out of social inequities? Travis Heath discusses the use of narrative therapy and the ways in which it pursues these very goals.
Read MoreRespite to Recharge Program for formed families – Are you a relative serving in a parenting role? Could you use a break or support during virtual learning? The Respite to Recharge program gives 10 hours a week of free respite child care to grandparents, aunts, uncles, godparents and others who are parenting children of relatives. The program is supported by Healthy Minds Fairfax and implemented by Formed Families Forward. In order to take full advantage of this program families will need to apply now. Get detailed information in English and Spanish.
Read MoreLearning to see warning signs using Kognito online training – A recent Washington Post Education column discusses how local school systems are using Kognito’s research-proven, evidence-based role-play simulations to teach staff how to recognize when a young person is showing signs of psychological distress, how to talk with them about it, and how to connect them to the appropriate support. Find out about this suite of ten, free online simulations or take a class now.
Read MoreFCPS Healthy Minds Podcast: Online All the Time: Finding Balance in our Virtual World – Listen to this week’s Healthy Minds podcast for a conversation with FCPS Instructional Technology Specialist Tammi Sisk on how to create balance and well-being given our current virtual learning – and living – environment. Tammi shares practical strategies for students, families, and educators, who are looking for ways to find balance and increase their knowledge of digital citizenship.
Read MoreFairfax County Library recommends books for Emotional Wellness Month – October is Emotional Wellness Month, and the Fairfax County Public Library has recommendations for prioritizing self-care, including book recommendations and ways to keep healthy routines.
Read MoreStream "This is My Brave" shows on YouTube:
If you weren't able to catch the fall season of shows as they live streamed...you're in luck! All of the shows are up on YouTube and available to watch at any time at no cost to you.
This Is My Brave brings stories of mental illness and addiction out of the shadows and into the spotlight. For more information on this organization, click this link.
Read MoreListen to this week’s Healthy Minds podcast to learn ways to activate empathy in children. Join Bethany Koszelak, FCPS’ mental health and wellness specialist, to hear about action strategies on how to model empathy and have caring dialogues with children, or anyone, during these challenging times.
Read MoreThe Trauma-Informed Community Network (TICN) is a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency effort to implement and support Trauma Informed Care initiatives across the Human Services System. It is an initiative of the Partnership for a Healthier Fairfax.
Read MoreSearch Institute’s research is demonstrating that when young people experience developmental relationships with parents, educators, youth program staff, and other adults their outcomes are
better, their risk behaviors are lower, and they are more likely to be on the path to thrive in life.
Join substance abuse counselor Kelly Rankin for a conversation about early signs of substance use disorder and how to have an important conversation with your child about addiction in this week's Healthy Minds podcast.
Read MoreWhile we are born with a capacity for empathy, it is developed and shaped over time. Research suggests these five ways you could activate empathy skills in children.
Read MoreIn October, we recognize Mental Illness Awareness Week, National Depression Screening Day, World Health Day and Red Ribbon Week. Join CSB’s Wellness, Health Promotion & Prevention team by taking part in individual and community-wide actions that you can take – virtually and from a safe distance – that promote resiliency, provide support to loved ones and stay connected. Get the calendar.
Read MoreThis article outlines some practical and intentional methods for parents and caregivers to help their children with their anxiety. The article expands on one approach that can help children manage anxiety. This approach is by Jane Garland and Sandra Clark — creators of the Taming Worry Dragons: A Manual for Children, Parents and Other Coaches.
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