Resource: What About Stress?
While much of our work focuses on prevention, this month’s emphasis on stress will NOT focus on preventing stress! Why not? These videos from Mental Health Literacy answers this question beautifully!
Resource: The American Psychological Association (APA) on Stress
The American Psychological Association (APA) has devoted numerous articles to the topic of stress, including the chronic stress effects on the body, the difference between stress and anxiety, and how to handle life stressors.
Resource: Seven Ways to Have a Healthier Relationship With Stress
Drawn from a new book, The Stress Prescription, by health psychologist and researcher Elissa Epel, Jill Suttie’s article Seven Ways to Have a Healthier Relationship With Stress includes a few strategies that may be fresh and new to you.
Curriculum: Free Lesson Plans on Stress for K-12
KidsHealth in the Classroom has a variety of resources to help youth grasp foundational concepts about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years.
Resource: Stress Resources from TeenMentalHealth.org
TeenMentalHealth.org has a variety of mental health resources, including "Understanding the Stress Response" and "Learning How to Use Daily Stress to Develop Resilience"
Curriculum: Lesson Plans on Stress for Grades 7 – 12 from YouthSMART
Busting Stress: Stress Management Lesson Plans for Grade 7-12 by YouthSMART, an initiative from the Canadian Mental Health Association - Calgary Region.
Curated Links for April 2023 – Stress
A list of curated resources aligned with the NCESD Behavioral Health team’s monthly email newsletter; April's resources are about managing stress for both children and adults.
Resource: National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
Launched by scientists at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in 2010, National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week promotes discussion of drug use and addiction science.
Curriculum: Lesson Plans and Activities on Substance Abuse From NIDA
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is the lead federal agency supporting scientific research on drug use and addition. We've collected a variety of lesson plans and acitives from NIDA for grades 5-12.