2024-04-29T18:41:01-07:00April 29th, 2024|Behavioral Health|
Mental Health America (MHA) released its 2024 Toolkit, called Where to Start, in March 2024. Parts or all of the Toolkit can be used to promote mental health awareness and reduce stigma.
2024-04-29T18:39:42-07:00April 29th, 2024|Behavioral Health|
In conjunction with using some of the educational tools included in the Mental Health America 2024 Toolkit, Where to Start, you might choose to Go Green. Green is the “official color for mental health awareness” and “represents renewal, hope and vitality.” Be ready to explain WHY you are displaying green: to demonstrate commitment to mental well-being.
2024-04-29T15:11:02-07:00April 29th, 2024|Behavioral Health|
Even as we work to educate and empower youth to protect their own mental health, recognize when help is needed, and seek help for themselves or their peers. Still, when a young person is struggling, it is up to us to notice.
2024-04-05T07:29:27-07:00April 5th, 2024|Behavioral Health|
While some stress is unavoidable, coping with the stress that comes our way is within our power by hacking our brain for better mood! There are four brain chemicals that rule our emotional outlook - Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphin - often called by their acronym as the DOSE chemicals.
2024-03-13T17:17:19-07:00February 29th, 2024|Behavioral Health|
Using curricula from the American Lung Association, Cancer Pathways personnel who are trained in health education and nicotine cessation deliver two separate programs, via Zoom, to students outside the Seattle area (where they prefer to administer in-person workshops).
2024-02-29T15:35:44-08:00February 29th, 2024|Behavioral Health|
Parents’ Night Out is a FREE educational session for parents and other caregivers, and is part of the Talk. They Hear You. campaign of the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
2024-02-29T15:29:41-08:00February 29th, 2024|Behavioral Health|
Available in the FREE digital platform EverFi from Everbaud and supported by Truth, Prescription Drug Safety: Know the Truth consists of eight lessons intended for grades 8 - 12.
2024-01-29T12:09:34-08:00January 29th, 2024|Behavioral Health|
Among the numerous organizations that observe Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month each February, Love is Respect is one; its Youth Council chose as the 2024 theme Love Like That.
2024-01-29T12:07:38-08:00January 29th, 2024|Behavioral Health|
Love is Respect is an online resource for older teens and young adults. Its primary focus is on intimate partner relationships with emphasis on “being on the same page” with one’s partner regarding definitions, boundaries and consent, “an ongoing mutual agreement between partners about what they want to experience.”
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