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Service Learning

2023-11-05T10:18:55-08:00November 5th, 2023|Behavioral Health|

As we enter the holiday season, it may be a good time to consider conducting a unit of service learning in your classroom. For secondary students, a service learning unit might begin before the Thanksgiving break and continue until the semester ends late in January. For elementary students, a unit of service learning that begins upon students’ return from their Thanksgiving break and ends just before Winter Break may be enough.

Video: The Science of Gratitude

2023-11-05T10:01:23-08:00November 5th, 2023|Behavioral Health|

This two-minute video, The Science of Gratitude, emphasizes the physical, mental, emotional and social benefits of practicing gratitude. Ten sources of further information are listed at the end of the video.

Resource: Bullying Hurts Video and Discussion Guide

2024-06-21T16:30:47-07:00October 6th, 2023|Behavioral Health|

This video, Bullying Hurts, was submitted to Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center as an entry in the Center's Students with Solutions contest: Engaging students to learn about bullying prevention through art, writing, and video production.

Resource: The National Child Traumatic Stress Network on Bullying

2023-10-06T13:37:33-07:00October 6th, 2023|Behavioral Health|

The NCTSN was created by Congress in 2000 as part of the Children’s Health Act. According to the NCTSN website their "mission is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities throughout the United States."

Resource: Updated Partner Toolkit for 988

2023-09-11T08:34:05-07:00September 11th, 2023|Behavioral Health|

The United States Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced earlier this year the release of its updated 988 Partner Toolkit.