Posts tagged mental health resources
REVIVE! Virtual Training Opportunities

Nov. 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.

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From the Healthy Minds Blog: Improving the Quality of Your Children’s Sleep

Sleep 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.

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Equity in the ACEs Movement

This 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.

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Self Care to Communities of Care

What 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.

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Respite to Recharge Program

Respite 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.

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Learning to see warning signs using Kognito online training

Learning 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.

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FCPS Healthy Minds Podcast: Online All the Time: Finding Balance in our Virtual World

FCPS 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.

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Fall 2020 This is My Brave TV Shows

Stream "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.

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