Curriculum: Catch My Breath (Grades 5-12)
CATCH My Breath’s peer-led teaching approach empowers students with the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions about e-cigarettes and resist social pressures to vape.
Substance Use Resources Introduction
An introduction to resources from the March 2023 newsletter about substance abuse prevention. The information in the introduction provides best practices in implementation.
Curated Links for March 2023
A list of curated resources aligned with the NCESD Behavioral Health team’s monthly email newsletter; March's resources are about substance abuse prevention.
Resource: Healthy Relationships Toolkit
The Healthy Relationship Toolkit, adapted from Safe Dates, teaches communication and conflict resolution skills, challenges gender stereotypes and includes an extensive list of feeling words.
Curated Links for January 2023
A list of curated resources aligned with the NCESD Behavioral Health team’s monthly email newsletter; January's resources are about general mental health care.
Resource: Classroom WISE and CIE-WISE
A FREE, six-module training series, Classroom WISE (Well-Being Information and Strategies for Educators), is now available to help educators create safe and supportive learning environments for students, and to respond appropriately when mental health concerns become evident.
Resource: MentalHealth.gov
The U. S. Department of Health & Human Services maintains a comprehensive Mental Health website that includes a definition of mental health, a discussion of common myths surrounding mental health, descriptions of numerous mental health disorders and several ways of getting help for mental health disorders.
Resource: Mental Health and High School Curriculum Guide
The Mental Health & High School Curriculum is a FREE resource available to educators for teaching concepts of mental health to students in grades 9 and 10.
Resource: Meet Our Regional Behavioral Health Advocate
For anyone in need of assistance in accessing Behavioral Health services in North Central Washington, we now have a Behavioral Health Advocate who can help.