Tips for Coping with Stress During the Holidays
The Mayo Clinic, encourages us to “take control of the holidays” by acting in advance to avoid stress and depression, and by planning toward peace and joy.
Curated Links for November 2022
A list of curated resources aligned with the NCESD Behavioral Health team’s monthly email newsletter; November resources are focused on kindness and gratitude.
Introducing Gratitude Into the Classroom
Introduce gratitude into the classroom with a Gratitude Journal activity for students. Learn about the activity and get inspiration with some guiding discussion questions.
November is Transgender Awareness Month
Recommendations on how educators and other school personnel can best support youth who are transgender. Information from interview with Light Estrada Gonzalez.
Learn About Kindness in the Classroom©
Kindness in the Classroom© is a free social-emotional learning curriculum from the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation (RAK). There are resources available for grades PK-12.
An Emerging Best Practice – Universal Mental Health Screening (Part 3)
Explore the important preparation for success - developing your school’s WHY, the rationale for Universal Mental Health Screening (UMHS) in your community.
An Emerging Best Practice – Universal Mental Health Screening (Part 2)
Shelley outlines the initial steps critical to implementing your first UMHS - working with your school team and community mental health partners to prepare for your event.
Hope Squad: Structured Peer Support
Hope Squad is an evidence- and research-based, peer-support program shown to improve school culture, destigmatize mental health challenges, and, ultimately, to save lives.
Bullying Prevention and Intervention
Would you like to help students assess their own behavior in regard to bullying? Have they at times been bullied? Have they witnessed bullying? Have they bullied others?